Saurenchelys meteori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Uwe Zajonz in 2000.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Djibouti, Eritrea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 696 to 705 metres (2,283 to 2,313 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.2 centimetres (17.4 in).[1]
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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. meteori
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| Saurenchelys meteori Klausewitz & Zajonz, 2000
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Etymology
editThe species epithet "meteori" refers to the German research vessel Meteor.[1]
Extinction
editThe IUCN redlist currently lists S. meteori as Least Concern, due to its deep water habitat and the presumed lack of major threats thereof.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Saurenchelys meteori at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Klausewitz, W. and U. Zajonz, 2000 (30 Nov.) [ref. 25118] Saurenchelys meteori n. sp. from the deep Red Sea and redescriptions of the type specimens of Saurenchelys cancrivora Peters, 1865, Chlopsis fierasfer Jordan & Snyder, 1901 and Nettastoma elongatum Kotthaus, 1968 (Pisces: Nettastomatidae). Fauna of Arabia v. 18: 337-355.
- ^ a b Saurenchelys meteori at the IUCN redlist.
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