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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae Duckbill eels

Genus: Saurenchelys

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys cancrivora
[Slender sorcerer]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys cognita
[Longface eel]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Saurenchelys fierasfer (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Saurenchelys fierasfer
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Western Pacific
 
Saurenchelys finitimus
[Whitsunday wire eel]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Saurenchelys lateromaculatus
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No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys meteori
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No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Saurenchelys stylura
[Pillar wire eel]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
Saurenchelys taiwanensis Karmovskaya, 2004

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Saurenchelys taiwanensis
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8 Species of Family Nettastomatidae with Genus Saurenchelys
(Duckbill eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1864 Saurenchelys cancrivora Slender sorcerer Eastern Atlantic 65 TL
1989 Saurenchelys cognita Longface eel Western Central Atlantic 36 TL
1901 Saurenchelys fierasfer Western Pacific 50 TL
1935 Saurenchelys finitimus Whitsunday wire eel Western Pacific
1928 Saurenchelys lateromaculatus Indo-West Pacific
2000 Saurenchelys meteori Western Indian Ocean 44.2 TL
1913 Saurenchelys stylura Pillar wire eel Western Pacific.
2004 Saurenchelys taiwanensis Western Pacific 34.2 TL



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