Shorttailed shortfaced eel explained

The shorttailed shortfaced eel^[1] (Pythonichthys microphthalmus) is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels).^[2] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1912, originally under the genus Heterenchelys.^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mauritania to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth range of 40–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50.5 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=9051&GenusName=Pythonichthys&SpeciesName=microphthalmus&StockCode=9372 Common names for Pythonichthys microphthalmus
2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Pythonichthys-microphthalmus.html Pythonichthys microphthalmus
3. Regan, C. T., 1912 (1 Sept.) [ref. 3647] Description of two new eels from West Africa, belonging to a new genus and family. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 57): 323-324.