Gordiichthys randalli
| Gordiichthys randalli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Gordiichthys |
| Species: | G. randalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordiichthys randalli | |
Gordiichthys randalli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Puerto Rico, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 8 to 12 metres (26 to 39 ft), and inhabits sand and algal beds in shallow water.[2]
References
- ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Gordiichthys randalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199256A2575380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199256A2575380.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Gordiichthys randalli at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 5316] A review of the snake eel genera Gordiichthys and Ethadophis, with descriptions of new species and comments on related Atlantic bascanichthyins (Pisces: Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 32-44.