Heterenchelyidae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Heterenchelyidae
Genera: Panturichthys - Pythonichthys

References

* Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]

The Heterenchelyidae or Mud eels are a small family of eels native to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific.

Heterenchelyids are bottom-dwelling fish adapted to burrowing into soft mud.[1] They have large mouths and no pectoral fins, and range from 32 centimetres (13 in) to 149 centimetres (59 in) in length.

Species

There are just eight species in two genera:[2]

Family Heterenchelyidae

* Genus Panturichthys
o Panturichthys fowleri
o Panturichthys isognathus
o Panturichthys longus
o Panturichthys mauritanicus (Mauritanian shortface eel)
* Genus Pythonichthys
o Pythonichthys asodes (Pacific mud eel)
o Pythonichthys macrurus
o Pythonichthys microphthalmus
o Pythonichthys sanguineus

References

1. ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Heterenchelyidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.