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Slender sorcerer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Saurenchelys
Species:	S. cancrivora
Binomial name
Saurenchelys cancrivora Peters, 1864
Synonyms
Nettastoma elongatum Kotthaus, 1968

The slender sorcerer (Saurenchelys cancrivora) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1864. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic and Indian Ocean, including the River Congo and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 185 to 700 metres (607 to 2,297 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in).

References

1. Synonyms of Saurenchelys cancrivora at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names of Saurenchelys cancrivora at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Saurenchelys cancrivora Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
4. Peters, W. (C. H.), 1864 Über einige neue Säugethiere ... Amphibien ... und Fische ... Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864: 381-399.

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