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Caribbean Mud Eel

Pythonichthys sanguineus Poey, 1868

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaribbean Mud Eel
Dutch—
SpanishMorena De Sanguinea
Chinese蟒鳗
Scientific namePythonichthys sanguineus Poey, 1868

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyHeterenchelyidae
GenusPythonichthys