Panturichthys isognathus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Heterenchelyidae |
Genus: | Panturichthys |
Species: | P. isognathus
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Binomial name | |
Panturichthys isognathus Poll, 1953
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Panturichthys isognathus is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels).[2] It was described by Max Poll in 1953.[3] 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. It is a demersal fish that typically dwells at a depth range of 40–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.5 centimetres.[2]