Myrichthys xysturus

Myrichthys xysturus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[3] 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.[2]

Myrichthys xysturus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Myrichthys
Species:
M. xysturus
Binomial name
Myrichthys xysturus
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys xysturus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  • Callechelys peninsulae Gilbert, 1892

References
  1. Synonyms of Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Myrichthys xysturus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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.
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