Panturichthys fowleri

Panturichthys fowleri is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels).[2] It was described by Adam Ben-Tuvia in 1953, originally under the genus Lophenchelys.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Israel, in the Mediterranean Sea. The holotype specimen was discovered dwelling at a depth range of 27–55 metres.[2]

Panturichthys fowleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Heterenchelyidae
Genus:
Panturichthys
Species:
P. fowleri
Binomial name
Panturichthys fowleri
(Ben-Tuvia, 1953)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophenchelys fowleri Ben-Tuvia, 1953

References
  1. Synonyms of Panturichthys fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Panturichthys fowleri Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Ben-Tuvia, A., 1953 (Aug.) [ref. 257] Mediterranean fishes of Israel. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa No. 8: 1-40.


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