Scytalichthys

Scytalichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus:
D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891
Species:
S. miurus
Binomial name
Scytalichthys miurus

Scytalichthys miurus, the short-tailed viper-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scytalichthys miurus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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