Panturichthys fowleri
| Panturichthys fowleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Heterenchelyidae |
| Genus: | Panturichthys |
| Species: | P. fowleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Panturichthys fowleri is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels).[2] It was described by Adam Ben-Tuvia in 1953, originally under the genus Lophenchelys.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Israel, in the Mediterranean Sea. The holotype specimen was discovered dwelling at a depth range of 27–55 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Panturichthys fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Panturichthys fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ben-Tuvia, A., 1953 (Aug.) [ref. 257] Mediterranean fishes of Israel. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa No. 8: 1-40.
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