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Family: Heterenchelyidae Mud eels



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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Smith, D.G.

Mediterranean endemic; kn

Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Panturichthys fowleri
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No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Panturichthys isognathus
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No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 149 cm TL
 
Panturichthys longus
[Slender shortfaced eel]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Panturichthys mauritanicus
[Mauritanian shortface eel]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 47.2 cm TL
Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff, 1972

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Pythonichthys asodes
[Pacific mud eel]

Photo by CIPA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Pythonichthys macrurus (Regan, 1912)

Photo by CIPA
 
Pythonichthys macrurus
[Longtailed shortfaced eel]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50.5 cm TL
 
Pythonichthys microphthalmus
[Shorttailed shortfaced eel]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey, 1868

Photo by JAMARC
 
Pythonichthys sanguineus
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8 Species of Family Heterenchelyidae
(Mud eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1953 Panturichthys fowleri Mediterranean endemic; kn
1953 Panturichthys isognathus Eastern Atlantic 32.5 TL
1915 Panturichthys longus Slender shortfaced eel Eastern Atlantic 149 TL
1913 Panturichthys mauritanicus Mauritanian shortface eel Eastern Atlantic 84 TL
1972 Pythonichthys asodes Pacific mud eel Eastern Central Pacific 47.2 TL
1912 Pythonichthys macrurus Longtailed shortfaced eel Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
1912 Pythonichthys microphthalmus Shorttailed shortfaced eel Eastern Atlantic 50.5 TL
1868 Pythonichthys sanguineus Western Central Atlantic 41.9 TL



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