Saurenchelys lateromaculatus
| Saurenchelys lateromaculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Saurenchelys |
| Species: | S. lateromaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurenchelys lateromaculatus (D'Ancona, 1928) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Saurenchelys lateromaculatus is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the South China Sea and possibly also the Red Sea.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Saurenchelys lateromaculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saurenchelys lateromaculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.