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Nettastomatidae
Saurenchelys lateromaculata
Saurenchelys lateromaculata
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Anguilliform
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
AnguilliformSaurenchelys lateromaculata is a species of eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the South China Sea and possibly also the Red Sea.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Nettastomatidae
- Genus
- Saurenchelys
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea (Ref. 36648 ). Larvae indicated from Red Sea (Ref. 12541 ) need confirnation.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Conservation status
