Pseudomyrophis frio
| Pseudomyrophis frio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomyrophis |
| Species: | P. frio
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomyrophis frio (Jordan & Davis, 1891)
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Pseudomyrophis frio is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Bradley Moore Davis in 1891, originally under the genus Myrophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 metres (354 ft). Males can reach a maximum NG of 26 centimetres (10 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Pseudomyrophis frio at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Pseudomyrophis frio at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S. and B. M. Davis, 1891 [ref. 2437] A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9): 581-677, Pls. 73-80.
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