Facciolella

Facciolella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Facciolella Whitley, 1938
Type species
Nettastomella physonima Facciolà 1914
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Nettastomella Facciolà, 1911

Facciolella is a genus of eels in the duckbill eel family Nettastomatidae.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Facciolella castlei Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985
• Facciolella equatorialis (C. H. Gilbert, 1891) (Dogface witch eel)
• Facciolella karreri Klausewitz, 1995
• Facciolella oxyrhynchus (Bellotti, 1883) (Facciola's sorcerer)
• Facciolella saurencheloides (D'Ancona, 1928)