Herpetoichthys fossatus

Herpetoichthys fossatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Herpetoichthys
Kaup, 1856
Species: H. fossatus
Binomial name
Herpetoichthys fossatus
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)

Herpetoichthys fossatus, the Mustachioed snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Gulf of California.

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