Skythrenchelys macrostoma
Skythrenchelys macrostoma | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Family: | |
Subfamily: | Myrophinae
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Species: | S. macrostoma
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Binomial name | |
Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker, 1864 |
Skythrenchelys macrostoma, also known as the Large-mouth angry worm eel is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Red Sea.[1]
References[]
- ^ Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2013): Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (3): 227-231.
Categories:
- Fish described in 1864
- Ophichthidae
- Ophichthidae stubs