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 …

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 …

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 …

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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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …