Slime eel

Simenchelys parasitica

Sixty One Centimeters Eel from New Zealand Waters

Slime eel is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 61 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Simenchelys
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: France to Madeira and the Azores, one specimen near Cape Verde, also off South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA. Western Pacific: off Japan, near Wake Island, Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and off New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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