Magnificent snake eel
| Magnificent snake eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Myrichthys |
| Species: | M. magnificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott, 1860) | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Synonyms of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.