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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Colocongridae Short-tail eels

Genus: Thalassenchelys

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2 species (see list below)

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North Pacific
Max. Length 30.4 cm TL

 
Thalassenchelys coheni
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22.8 cm TL

 
Thalassenchelys foliaceus
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2 Species of Family Colocongridae with Genus Thalassenchelys
(Short-tail eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1975 Thalassenchelys coheni North Pacific 30.4 TL
1975 Thalassenchelys foliaceus Indo-West Pacific 22.8 TL



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