Pythonichthys

Updated on Nov 23, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Heterenchelyidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Eel
Similar Heterenchelyidae, Eel, Pacific mud eel, Moringua edwardsi, Moringuidae

Pythonichthys is a genus of eels of the family Heterenchelyidae that occur in tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean off of Panama and in the Atlantic Ocean near the Caribbean Sea and the west coast of Africa. It contains the following described species:

Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff, 1972 (Pacific mud eel)

Pythonichthys macrurus (Regan, 1912) (Long-tailed short-faced eel)

Pythonichthys microphthalmus (Regan, 1912) (Short-tailed short-faced eel)

Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey, 1868 (no common name)

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Pythonichthys Wikipedia

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