Nettastomatidae

Saurenchelys taiwanensis

Saurenchelys taiwanensis

Nettastomatid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Saurenchelys taiwanensis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean.