Longface eel
| Longface eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Saurenchelys |
| Species: | S. cognita |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurenchelys cognita Smith, 1989 | |
The longface eel[1] (Saurenchelys cognita) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina and Florida, USA, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and Mobile Bay. It dwells at a depth range of 59 to 158 metres (194 to 518 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36 centimetres (14 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Saurenchelys cognita at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Saurenchelys cognita at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).
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