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]

Phaenomonas longissima
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)

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