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Saurenchelys taiwanensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Saurenchelys
Species:	S. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Saurenchelys taiwanensis Karmovskaya, 2004

Saurenchelys taiwanensis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,043 to 1,102 metres (3,422 to 3,615 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 34.2 centimetres (13.5 in).

The species epithet "taiwanensis", after Taiwan, was meant to refer to the type locality of the species, despite the holotype specimen being derived from the Philippines.

References

1. ^ Saurenchelys taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
2. Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.

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