Phaenomonas longissima

Phaenomonas longissima
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Phaenomonas
Species:	P. longissima
Binomial name
	Phaenomonas longissima; (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
Synonyms[2]
	Callechelys longissimus Cadenat & Marchal, 1963; Bascanichthys longissimus (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963); Phaenomonas longissimus (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963); Sphagebranchus foresti Cadenat & Roux, 1964; Apterichtus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964); Ethadophis foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964); Microrhynchus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964); Phaenomonas foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964); Microrhynchus epinepheli Blache & Bauchot, 1972; Apterichtus epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972); Ethadophis epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972); Phaenomonas epinepheli (Blache & Bauchot, 1972); Apterichtus epinephili (Blache & Bauchot, 1972);

Phaenomonas longissima, also known as the short-maned sand eel in St. Helena,[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1][4] It was described by Jean Cadenat and Émile Marchal in 1963, originally under the genus Callechelys.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Atlantic Ocean, including Ascension Island, St. Helena, Brazil, Senegal, Ghana, and Cape Verde. It dwells at a depth range of 25 to 35 metres (82 to 115 ft), and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).[4]

References

Tighe, K. (2015). "Phaenomonas longissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199156A2564822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199156A2564822.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Synonyms of Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
Common names of Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
Phaenomonas longissima at www.fishbase.org.
Cadenat, J. and E. Marchal, 1963 (Oct.) Résultats des campagnes océanographiques de la Reine-Pokou aux îles Sainte-Hélène et Ascension. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 25 (no. 4): 1235-1315, 51 unnumbered pls.

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