Phaenomonas longissima, also known as the short-maned sand eel in St. Helena,[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1][4] It was described by Jean Cadenat and Émile Marchal in 1963, originally under the genus Callechelys.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Atlantic Ocean, including Ascension Island, St. Helena, Brazil, Senegal, Ghana, and Cape Verde. It dwells at a depth range of 25 to 35 metres (82 to 115 ft), and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Phaenomonas |
| Species: | P. longissima
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| Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
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References
edit- ^ a b Tighe, K. (2015). "Phaenomonas longissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199156A2564822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199156A2564822.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Synonyms of Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Cadenat, J. and E. Marchal, 1963 (Oct.) Résultats des campagnes océanographiques de la Reine-Pokou aux îles Sainte-Hélène et Ascension. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 25 (no. 4): 1235-1315, 51 unnumbered pls.
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