Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1][2] It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] They can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.[2]
| Avocettina paucipora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Avocettina |
| Species: | A. paucipora |
| Binomial name | |
| Avocettina paucipora J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978 | |
