Monopenchelys

Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel,^[3] is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to 209 mm (8.2 in).^[4]

Redface moray
Monopenchelys acuta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Subfamily:	Muraeninae
Genus:	Monopenchelys E. B. Böhlke & McCosker, 1982
Species:	M. acuta
Binomial name
Monopenchelys acuta (A. E. Parr, 1930)
Synonyms[2]
Uropterygius acutus Parr, 1930 Rabula acuta (Parr, 1930)