Hoplunnis schmidti

Hoplunnis schmidti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Hoplunnis
Species:
H. schmidti
Binomial name
Hoplunnis schmidti
Kaup, 1860
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplunnis schmidtii Kaup, 1859

Hoplunnis schmidti is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1860.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Venezuela, in the western central Atlantic Ocean.[3]

Due to a lack of known major threats to H. schmidti, the IUCN redlist currently lists it as Least Concern.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Synonyms of Hoplunnis schmidti". fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Acero, A.; Clarke, T.; Murdy, E.; Paxton, J.; Russell, B. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Hoplunnis schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T154964A115256708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154964A4678483.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplunnis schmidti". FishBase.
  4. ^ Kaup, J. J. (1859). "Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschriebén und abgebildet". Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften (in German). 4 (2). Hamburg: Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein: 1-29 + suppl. 1-4, Pls. 1-5.