Molo snake eel
| Molo snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Hemerorhinus |
| Species: | H. heyningi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemerorhinus heyningi (Weber, 1913) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Molo snake eel[2] (Hemerorhinus heyningi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the Indo-Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 69 to 91 metres (226 to 299 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
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