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Myrichthys xysturus

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Myrichthys xysturus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Species:
M. xysturus
Binomial name
Myrichthys xysturus
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophichthys xysturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  • Callechelys peninsulae Gilbert, 1892

Myrichthys xysturus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Gulf of California; Baja California Sur, Mexico; and the Galapagos Islands.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. (2023). "Myrichthys xysturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T199399A2591317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199399A2591317.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (6 Apr.) [ref. 2470] Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237): 338-365.