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Saurenchelys lateromaculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Nettastomatidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Saurenchelys

Saurenchelys lateromaculata is a species of eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. 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.

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Saurenchelys lateromaculata Wikipedia