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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[2]
  • 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,[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by Charles Conrad Abbott in 1860, originally under the genus Pisodonophis.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Johnston Island, and Midway Atoll. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 262 metres (3.3 to 859.6 ft), and inhabits crevices, sand and rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 78 centimetres (31 in).[4]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. (2022). "Myrichthys magnificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199271A2576971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199271A2576971.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ 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.