Mixomyrophis

Mixomyrophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Mixomyrophis; J. E. McCosker, 1985

Mixomyrophis is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is known only from the Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea in the vicinity of Anguilla and Israel.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

Mixomyrophis longidorsalis Hibino, Kimura & Golani, 2014 (Red Sea worm eel) [1]
Mixomyrophis pusillipinna J. E. McCosker, 1985

References

Hibino, Y., Kimura, S. & Golani, D. (2014): A new ophichthid species from the Red Sea of the genus Mixomyrophis, formerly known as Atlantic genus. Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 184-188.

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[1] Hibino, Y., Kimura, S. & Golani, D. (2014): A new ophichthid species from the Red Sea of the genus Mixomyrophis, formerly known as Atlantic genus. Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 184-188.