Speckled snake eel

Speckled snake eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Ophichthidae
Genus:Xyrias
Species: X. multiserialis
Binomial name
Xyrias multiserialis
(Norman, 1939)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthus multiserialis Norman, 1939
  • Ophisurus multiserialis (Norman, 1939)

The Speckled snake eel[2] (Xyrias multiserialis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Ophichthus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. It dwells at a depth range of 11 to 322 metres (36 to 1,056 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 75.2 centimetres (29.6 in).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) [ref. 6556] Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.


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