| Panturichthys fowleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Heterenchelyidae |
| Genus: | Panturichthys |
| Species: | P. fowleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Panturichthys fowleri, commonly known as Fowler's shortfaced eel, [1] is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae (mud eels). [2] It was described by Adam Ben-Tuvia in 1953, originally under the genus Lophenchelys . [3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Israel, in the Mediterranean Sea. The holotype specimen was discovered dwelling at a depth range of 27–55 metres. [2]
The fish's name is in honor of Henry Weed Fowler (1878-1965), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for his help in determining the identity of two other undescribed fishes from Israel. [4]
