Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae Duckbill eels

Genus: Saurenchelys

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys cancrivora
[Slender sorcerer]
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Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys cognita
[Longface eel]
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Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys elongata
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Saurenchelys fierasfer (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Saurenchelys fierasfer
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Saurenchelys finitima
[Whitsunday wire eel]
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Max. Length 115.5 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys gigas
[Giant duckbill eel]
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Max. Length 18.4 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys halimyon
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Saurenchelys lateromaculata
[]
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Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
 
Saurenchelys meteori
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Saurenchelys stylura
[Pillar wire eel]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
Saurenchelys taiwanensis Karmovskaya, 2004

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Saurenchelys taiwanensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Saurenchelys cancrivora Slender sorcerer Eastern Atlantic 65 TL 1864
Saurenchelys cognita Longface eel Western Central Atlantic 36 TL 1989
Saurenchelys elongata Western Indian Ocean 32 TL 1968
Saurenchelys fierasfer Western Pacific 50 TL 1901
Saurenchelys finitima Whitsunday wire eel Western Pacific 1935
Saurenchelys gigas Giant duckbill eel Western Pacific 115.5 TL 2015
Saurenchelys halimyon Atlantic Ocean. High Seas 18.4 TL 1983
Saurenchelys lateromaculata Indo-West Pacific 1928
Saurenchelys meteori Western Indian Ocean 44.2 TL 2000
Saurenchelys stylura Pillar wire eel Western Pacific. 1913
Saurenchelys taiwanensis Western Pacific 34.2 TL 2004



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