Magnificent snake eel

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Magnificent snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Species:
M. magnificus
Binomial name
Myrichthys magnificus
(Abbott, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pisoodonophis magnifica Abbott, 1860
  • Ophichthys stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882
  • Ophichthus stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882

The magnificent snake eel (Myrichthys magnifies), also known as the Hawaiian spotted snake eel,

total length of 78 centimetres (31 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Abbott, C. C. 1860 (before 30 Nov.) [ref. 15619] Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12: 475-479.