The Heterenchelyidae or mud eels are a small family of eels native to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific. Heterenchelyids are bottom-dwelling fish adapted to burrowing into soft mud. [1] . They have large mouths and no pectoral fins, and range from 32 …

It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. [3] It dwells at a maximum depth of 17 metres, typically habituating muddy substrates in estuaries .

The swamp eels (also written "swamp-eels") are a family (Synbranchidae) of freshwater eel-like fishes of the tropics and subtropics. [4] Most species are able to breathe air and typically live in marshes, ponds and damp places, sometimes burying themselves in the …

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Family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels) Anus in posterior half of body, degenerate, burrowing. 2 genera with about 6 species. Tropical Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic. Suborder

Nov 6, 2022 · Many swamp eels are found close to freshwater streams, making a living in the mud and between roots. But some have evolved far more specialised, subterranean lifestyles. Some of these eels live in caves while others are found in aquifers deep underground, but a few actually burrow through the soil.

Heterenchelyidae - Mud Eels There are eight species in this family of eels. They are found in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific Oceans. The are bottom dwellers and burrow in the mud. They are around 13-60 inches in length and have …

All Families: All Genera: All Species: FAMILY HETERENCHELYIDAE. MUD EELS. Heterenchelid eels, which reach ~ 1 m, are highly modified for burrowing, headfirst.

Distribution: Atlantic (and Mediterranean) and eastern Pacific. Tropical. No pectoral fin. Large mouth. Scaleless. Gill openings low on body. Origin of dorsal fin over gill opening. Lateral line absent. Vertebrae 109-136 in Panturichthys and 141-227 in Pythonichthys. Suggested new common name for this family from Ref. 58418.

Aug 29, 2021 · Mud eels are known for having a large mouth, and these scaleless fish have no pectoral fins. The average body length is around 13-60 in (33-152 cm), while male Pacific mud eels reach a maximum total length of 18.5 (47 cm). Mud eel fish are generally dark-reddish brown in …