Schismorhynchus labialis

Schismorhynchus labialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Schismorhynchus
McCosker, 1970
Species: S. labialis
Binomial name
Schismorhynchus labialis
(Seale, 1917)

Schismorhynchus labialis, the Grooved-jaw worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is known from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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