Cyematidae

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Cyematidae is a small family of deep-sea bobtail snipe eels known for their extremely slender bodies and specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.

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Cyematidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
ray-finned fish family
taxon
adaptation adapted to life in ocean depths
bodyLengthRelative elongated relative to body depth
bodyShape extremely slender
class Actinopterygii
commonName bobtail snipe eels
containsTaxon Cyema atrum
Neocyema erythrosoma
depthRange mesopelagic to bathypelagic depths
distribution worldwide oceans
environment marine
eyeAdaptation adapted to low light
feedingType carnivorous
finType reduced fins
genusCount 2
habitat bathypelagic zone
deep sea
hasScientificNameAuthorship Regan, 1909
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle pelagic
namedAfter genus Cyema
order Saccopharyngiformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeletonType bony fish
tailMorphology bobtail-like short tail
taxonRank family

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Anguilliformes includes Cyematidae