Speckled snake eel
| Speckled snake eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Xyrias |
| Species: | X. multiserialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Speckled snake eel[2] (Xyrias multiserialis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Ophichthus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. It dwells at a depth range of 11 to 322 metres (36 to 1,056 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 75.2 centimetres (29.6 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) [ref. 6556] Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.
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