Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Heterenchelyidae Mud eels

Genus: Panturichthys

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4 species
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Photo by Smith, D.G.

Mediterranean endemic; kn

Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)

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Panturichthys fowleri
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Max. Length 32.5 cm TL

 
Panturichthys isognathus
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Max. Length 149 cm TL

 
Panturichthys longus
[Slender shortfaced eel]
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Max. Length 84 cm TL

 
Panturichthys mauritanicus
[Mauritanian shortface eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Panturichthys fowleri Mediterranean endemic; kn 1953
Panturichthys isognathus Eastern Atlantic 32.5 TL 1953
Panturichthys longus Slender shortfaced eel Eastern Atlantic 149 TL 1915
Panturichthys mauritanicus Mauritanian shortface eel Eastern Atlantic 84 TL 1913



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