Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Heterenchelyidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Pythonichthys | |
Similar Heterenchelyidae, Moringua edwardsi, Pacific mud eel, Collared eel, Moringua | ||
Pythonichthys sanguineus is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels). It was described by Felipe Poey in 1868. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Suriname, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It leads a benthic lifestyle, dwelling in reefs or rocky regions at a maximum depth of 37 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.9 centimetres.
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