Saurenchelys meteori

Saurenchelys meteori Klausewitz & Zajonz, 2000

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Saurenchelys: Greek, sauros = lizard + Greek,enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); meteori: Named after the German research vessel 'Meteor'.
Eponymy: These fish are named after the German research vessel ‘Meteor’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 705 m (Ref. 37587). Deep-water

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Western Indian Ocean: Sudan, Red Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37587)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 248. Posterior nostril in front of upper half of eye, with a rather large flap; narrow patch of teeth in 2-3 regular series on pterygoids; a row of enlarged caniniform teeth medially on vomer, on both sides associated with 2-5 series of smaller caniniform teeth. Body short, but longer than in other Indo-Pacific species. Tail long and tapering. Other characteristics: dorsal fin rays 418; anal fin rays 301; lateral line pores 206.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Klausewitz, W. and U. Zajonz, 2000. Saurenchelys meteori n. sp. From the deep Red Sea and redescriptions of the type specimens of Saurenchelys cancrivora Peters, 1865, Chlopsis fierasfer Jordan & Snyder, 1901, and Nettastoma elongatum Kotthaus, 1968 . . . . Fauna of Arabia 18:337-355. (Ref. 37587)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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