Myrichthys xysturus
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Myrichthys xysturus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Myrichthys |
Species: | M. xysturus
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Binomial name | |
Myrichthys xysturus | |
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Myrichthys xysturus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Gulf of California; Baja California Sur, Mexico; and the Galapagos Islands.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (6 Apr.) [ref. 2470] Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237): 338-365.