Slender Mud Eel

Panturichthys isognathus

Tropical
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Panturichthys isognathus is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels). It was described by Max Poll in 1953. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Gulf of Guinea in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it predominates south of the equator.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Heterenchelyidae
Genus: Panturichthys
Maximum length: 32.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, mainly south of the equator.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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