Pillar wire eel

Saurenchelys stylura

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

The pillar wire eel (Saurenchelys stylura) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Saurenchelys
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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