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Facciola's sorcerer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Facciolella
Species:	F. oxyrhyncha
Binomial name
	Facciolella oxyrhyncha; (Bellotti, 1883)
Synonyms
	Leptocephalus oxyrhynchus Bellotti, 1883 ; Nettastomella physonima Facciolà, 1914 ; Facciolella physonima (Facciolà, 1914) ;

The Facciola's sorcerer (Facciolella oxyrhynchus), also known as the Facciola sorcerer in Uruguay^[2] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).^[3] It was described by Cristoforo Bellotti in 1883.^[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Portugal, Angola, and the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas. It dwells at a depth range of 30–731 metres; the young are known to inhabit caves, in which the larger specimens are found deeper. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 64.9 centimetres.^[3]

The Facciola's sorcerer's diet consists of decapod crustaceans in the taxon Natantia.^[5]

References

^ Synonyms of Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
^ Common names for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
^ Bellotti, C., 1883 (Aug.) [ref. 13617] Note ittiologiche. Osservazioni fatte sulla collezione ittiologica del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, in Milano. VII. I leptocefali del mare di Messina. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 26 (fasc. 2): 165–181.
^ Food items reported for Facciolella oxyrhyncha' at www.fishbase.org.