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Cirrhimuraena chinensis

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Cirrhimuraena chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Cirrhimuraena
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena chinensis
Kaup, 1856
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophisurus polyodon Bleeker, 1860

Cirrhimuraena chinensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from China and Papua New Guinea, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 54.8 centimetres.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Cirrhimuraena chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199127A2561889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199127A2561889.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena chinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Cirrhimuraena chinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.