Shorttailed shortfaced eel

The shorttailed shortfaced eel^[2] (Pythonichthys microphthalmus) is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels).^[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1912, originally under the genus Heterenchelys.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mauritania to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth range of 40–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50.5 centimetres.^[3]

Shorttailed shortfaced eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Heterenchelyidae
Genus:	Pythonichthys
Species:	P. microphthalmus
Binomial name
Pythonichthys microphthalmus (Regan, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
Heterenchelys microphthalmus Regan, 1912