Painted eel

Echelus myrus

Eel between Fresh and Salt Water

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Painted eel is known around Eastern Atlantic as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Echelus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Pointe Noire, Congo including the Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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