Protanguilla
Sign in to saveProtanguilla palau is a species of eel, the only species in the genus Protanguilla (first eel), which is in turn the only genus in its family, Protanguillidae. Its common name is Palauan primitive cave eel. Individuals were found swimming in March 2010 in a deep underwater cave in a fringing reef off the coast of Palau.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyProtanguillidae
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Protanguilla palau is a species of eel, the only species in the genus Protanguilla (first eel), which is in turn the only genus in its family, Protanguillidae. Its common name is Palauan primitive cave eel. Individuals were found swimming in March 2010 in a deep underwater cave in a fringing reef off the coast of Palau.
Protanguillidae is considered a "living fossil", being the sister group to all other eels. They are synapomorphic with all other eel species, which were confirmed to be monophyletic through molecular analysis.
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