Panturichthys

Panturichthys is a genus of eels of the family Heterenchelyidae that occur in tropical waters along the west coast of Africa from the Gulf of Guinea to Morocco with one species known from the eastern Mediterranean near Israel. It contains the following described species:

• Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)
• Panturichthys isognathus Poll, 1953
• Panturichthys longus (Ehrenbaum, 1915)
• Panturichthys mauritanicus Pellegrin, 1913 (Mauritanian shortface eel)

Panturichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Heterenchelyidae
Genus:	Panturichthys Pellegrin, 1913
Type species
Panturichthys mauritanicus Pellegrin, 1913[1]
Synonyms[1]
Lophenchelys Ben-Tuvia, 1953 Ophisichthys Osório, 1917