Facciolella saurencheloides

Facciolella saurencheloides

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Anguilliform

Facciolella saurencheloides is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern and western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Facciolella
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Yemen, Red Sea. Larvae were reported from the northwestern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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