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Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon

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Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Cirrhimuraena
Species:
C. cheilopogon
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon
(Bleeker, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophisurus cheilopogon Bleeker, 1860
  • Cirrhimuraena chilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)

Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1860.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199072A2555871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199072A2555871.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Bleeker, P., 1860 [ref. 379] Dertiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes (Visschen van Bonthain, Badjoa, Sindjai, Lagoesi en Pompenoea). Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 7): 1-60.