''Pythonichthys sanguineus'' is an eel in the family

Heterenchelyidae 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. They have large mouths and no pectoral fin F ...

(mud eels).''Pythonichthys sanguineus''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1868.Poey, F., 1867-68 ef. 14079''Monografia de las Morenas cubanas.'' Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2: 245-268, 2 pls. It is a tropical,

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eel which is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and

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, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It leads a

benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...

lifestyle, dwelling in reefs or rocky regions at a maximum depth of 37 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.9 centimetres.

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Heterenchelyidae Fish described in 1868 {{Anguilliformes-stub