Saurenchelys meteori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).Saurenchelys meteori at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Uwe Zajonz in 2000.Klausewitz, W. and U. Zajonz, 2000 (30 Nov.) [ref. 25118] Saurenchelys meteori n. sp. from the deep Red Sea and redescriptions of the type specimens of Saurenchelys cancrivora Peters, 1865, Chlopsis fierasfer Jordan & Snyder, 1901 and Nettastoma elongatum Kotthaus, 1968 (Pisces: Nettastomatidae). Fauna of Arabia v. 18: 337-355. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Djibouti, Eritrea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia.Saurenchelys meteori at the IUCN redlist. It is known to dwell at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
Etymology The species epithet "meteori" refers to the German research vessel Meteor.
Extinction The IUCN redlist currently lists S. meteori as Least Concern, due to its deep water habitat and the presumed lack of major threats thereof.
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