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Gordiichthys randalli

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Gordiichthys randalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Gordiichthys
Species:
G. randalli
Binomial name
Gordiichthys randalli
McCosker & Böhlke, 1984

Gordiichthys randalli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[2] 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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gordiichthys randalli at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ 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.