The narrownecked oceanic eel, ''Derichthys serpentinus'', is a

longneck eel Longneck eels or neck eels are a family, Derichthyidae, of eels. They are pelagic fishes, found in the middle and depths of most oceans. The name comes from Greek language, Greek ''deres'' meaning "neck" and ''ichthys'' meaning "fish". They are ...

, the only species in the

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''Derichthys'', found in all oceans in depths between 500 and 2,000 m. Their length is up to . The skin is scaleless and red-brown. It lives on the bottom at great depths. Derichthys serpentinus with prey

References

* * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Derichthyidae Fish described in 1884 {{anguilliformes-stub