Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-tuvia, 1953)

Description: body very elongate; trunk short, its length two-thirds of head length, its depth less than length of mouth. Eyes minute, nearer to the rictus than to tip of snout. Teeth conical on both jaws; maxillae with 2 or 3 rows, anteriorly, 1 posteriorly; dentary with 2 rows anteriorly, 3 rows posteriorly, except the posterior part of the inner row with granular teeth; 2 or 3 rows of granular teeth on median part of vomer, uniserial anteriorly and posteriorly. Gill openings latero-ventral, their anterior edge near midpoint between anus and rictus. Vertical fins prominent only at end of tail, visible only in living specimens, pectoral and pelvic fins absent. No lateral line. Vertebrae 154-166.

Color: mottled brown-black dorsally, cream-white ventrally (preserved specimens)

Size: to 70 cm.

Habitat: benthic on the continental shelf on muddy bottoms at 30-60 m.

Food: no data.

Reproduction: no data.