Pseudomyrophis atlanticus

Pseudomyrophis atlanticus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived), including Senegal and Angola. It dwells at a depth range of 40 to 100 metres (130 to 330 ft), and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25.9 centimetres (10.2 in).[1]

Pseudomyrophis atlanticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Pseudomyrophis
Species:
P. atlanticus
Binomial name
Pseudomyrophis atlanticus
Blache, 1975

References
  1. Pseudomyrophis atlanticus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Blache, J., 1975 (July) [ref. 7363] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 15e note. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 37 (no. 3): 708-740.


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