Slender sorcerer | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Saurenchelys |
Species: | S. cancrivora
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Binomial name | |
Saurenchelys cancrivora
Peters, 1864
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The slender sorcerer [2] (Saurenchelys cancrivora) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [3] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1864. [4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic and Indian Ocean, including the River Congo and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 185 to 700 metres (607 to 2,297 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in). [3]