longface eel

Saurenchelys cognita

Eel Reaching Thirty Six Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The longface eel (Saurenchelys cognita) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by David G. Smith in 1989. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Saurenchelys
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina to the east coast of Florida and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico west of Mobile Bay.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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