Snubnosed eel

The snubnosed eel, Simenchelys parasitica, also known as the pug-nosed eel, slime eel, or snub-nose parasitic eel, is a species of deep-sea eel and the only member of its genus.

The Snubnosed eel lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 136 - 2620 m , usually 500 - 1800 m environment.

pectoral fin of a snubnosed eel and maintained them in vitro for over a year. This represents one of the first cases of successful long-term tissue culture derived from a deep-sea multicellular organism, and has implications for a range of biotechnological fields. More

pectoral fin of a snubnosed eel and maintained them in vitro for over a year. More

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Description: The Snubnosed Eel (Simenchelys parasitica) is a fish in the Synaphobranchidae family of cutthroat eels. Source: Whitney, William Dwight The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York: The Century Co. More

The Snubnosed Eel (Simenchelys parasitica) is a fish in the Synaphobranchidae family of cutthroat eels.... Eel, Spiny Back A eel with a spines all the way down its length. ... More

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Common names

Anguille à nez court in French (français)
Kongô-anago in Japanese (日本語)
Pug-nosed eel in English
pugnose eel in English
Schmarotzer-Stumpfnasenaal in German (Deutsch)
slime eel in English
Snub-nose parasitic eel in English
Snubnose eel in English
Snubnosed eel in English
Snylteål in Danish (dansk)
Töppöankerias in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Tupohlavec parazitický in Czech (česky)
Úhořovec parazitický in Czech (česky)
コンゴウアナゴ in Japanese (日本語)
寄生鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
寄生鳗 in Mandarin Chinese
細體裸合鰓鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
细体裸合鳃鳗 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Synaphobranchidae
Genus : Simenchelys
Species : Simenchelys parasitica
Authority : Gill, 1879