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Saurenchelys meteori

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Saurenchelys meteori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Saurenchelys
Species:
S. meteori
Binomial name
Saurenchelys meteori

Saurenchelys meteori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Uwe Zajonz in 2000.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Djibouti, Eritrea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 696 to 705 metres (2,283 to 2,313 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.2 centimetres (17.4 in).[1]

Etymology

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The species epithet "meteori" refers to the German research vessel Meteor.[1]

Extinction

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The IUCN redlist currently lists S. meteori as Least Concern, due to its deep water habitat and the presumed lack of major threats thereof.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Saurenchelys meteori at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Klausewitz, W. and U. Zajonz, 2000 (30 Nov.) [ref. 25118] 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 (Pisces: Nettastomatidae). Fauna of Arabia v. 18: 337-355.
  3. ^ a b Saurenchelys meteori at the IUCN redlist.