Magnificent snake eel

The magnificent snake eel (Myrichthys magnifies), also known as the Hawaiian spotted snake eel,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Conrad Abbott in 1860, originally under the genus Pisoodonophis.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Johnston Island, and Midway Atoll. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 262 metres (3.3 to 859.6 ft), and inhabits crevices, sand and rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 78 centimetres (31 in).[3]

Magnificent snake eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Myrichthys
Species:
M. magnificus
Binomial name
Myrichthys magnificus
(Abbott, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pisoodonophis magnifica Abbott, 1860
  • Ophichthys stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882
  • Ophichthus stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882

References
  1. Synonyms of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Myrichthys magnificus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Abbott, C. C. 1860 (before 30 Nov.) [ref. 15619] Description of new species of apodal fishes in the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12: 475-479.
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