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Xestochilus

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Xestochilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Xestochilus
McCosker, 1998
Species:
X. nebulosus
Binomial name
Xestochilus nebulosus
Synonyms
  • Callechelys nebulosus J. L. B. Smith, 1962

Xestochilus is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae. The genus contains one species being Xestochilus nebulosus, nebulosus snake eel. X. nebulosus lives in the indo-pacific ocean in 2 to 42 meter deep waters. The nebulosus snake eel are found in tidepools, weed bottoms and sand inside tropical waters .The species max length is 47 centimeters.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.E. (2010). "Xestochilus nebulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154766A4628935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154766A4628935.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Xestochilus nebulosus, Nebulous snake eel". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-06-09.