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Pythonichthys macrurus (Regan, 1912)

Longtailed shortfaced eel
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Equatorial Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: BMNH 1872.10.17.1; BMNH 1882.2.13.8 (2 syntypes, Elobey Grande Island, Equatorial Guinea).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, D.G., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Heterenchelyidae (Mud eels)
Etymology: Pythonichthys: Greek, python = the huge serpent or monster slain near Delphi by Apollo in the Greek mithology (1590) Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

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

marino demersal.   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone to Angola.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6534)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 6534).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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Smith, D.G., 1990. Heterenchelyidae. p. 153-155. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6534)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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