Heterenchelyidae
Sign in to saveThe Heterenchelyidae or mud eels are a small family of eels native to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific.
Species
mud eels
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyHeterenchelyidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded473
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Heterenchelyidae
- Collections
- FMNH, ANSP, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Honduras, Cabo Verde
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anguilliformes
- Image
- Pythonichthys microphthalmus 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Heterenchelyidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Heterenchelyidae
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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. They have large mouths and no pectoral fins, and range from in length. Currently, eight species in two genera are recognized in this family.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heterenchelyidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.