Longface eel

The longface eel[1] (Saurenchelys cognita) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina and Florida, USA, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and Mobile Bay. It dwells at a depth range of 59 to 158 meters (194 to 518 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36 centimeters (14 in).[2]

Longface eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Nettastomatidae
Genus:
Saurenchelys
Species:
S. cognita
Binomial name
Saurenchelys cognita
Smith, 1989

References
  1. Common names of Saurenchelys cognita at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Saurenchelys cognita Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).


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