Speckled snake eel
Appearance
Speckled snake eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Xyrias |
Species: | X. multiserialis
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Binomial name | |
Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939)
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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
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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.