Pillar wire eel explained

The pillar wire eel[1] (Saurenchelys stylura) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean. It is oceanodromous, and is known to dwell at a depth range of 27mto460mm (89feetto1,510feetm).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.ca/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=24278&GenusName=Saurenchelys&SpeciesName=stylura&StockCode=19277 Common names of Saurenchelys stylura
  2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Saurenchelys-stylura.html Saurenchelys stylura
  3. Lea, E., 1913 [ref. 14158] Muraenoid larvae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7): 1-59, Pls. 1-6.

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