Horsehair eel
| Horsehair eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Gordiichthys |
| Species: | G. irretitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis, 1891 | |
The Horsehair eel[1] (Gordiichthys irretitus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Bradley Moore Davis in 1891.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA, the Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico. It dwells at a depth range of 90 to 200 metres (300 to 660 ft), and inhabits sand and mud substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Gordiichthys irretitus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gordiichthys irretitus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and B. M. Davis, 1891 [ref. 2437] A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9): 581-677, Pls. 73-80.
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