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Longface eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Saurenchelys
Species:	S. cognita
Binomial name
Saurenchelys cognita Smith, 1989

The longface eel (Saurenchelys cognita) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by David G. Smith in 1989. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina and Florida, USA, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and Mobile Bay. It dwells at a depth range of 59 to 158 meters (194 to 518 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36 centimeters (14 in).

References

1. Common names of Saurenchelys cognita at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Saurenchelys cognita Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
3. Smith, D. G., 1989 In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) . Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).

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