Pseudomyrophis nimius

Pseudomyrophis nimius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Pseudomyrophis
Species:	P. nimius
Binomial name
	Pseudomyrophis nimius; Böhlke, 1960

Pseudomyrophis nimius is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1960.[2] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the Atlantic Ocean, including Angola, the Gulf of Mexico, and Florida Atlantic. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 320 to 755 metres (1,050 to 2,477 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.7 centimetres (14.4 in).[1]

References

Pseudomyrophis nimius at www.fishbase.org.
Böhlke, J. E., 1960 (25 Mar.) [ref. 11894] A new ophichthid eel of the genus Pseudomyrophis from the Gulf of Mexico. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 329: 1-8.

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[Fishbase-1] Pseudomyrophis nimius at www.fishbase.org.

[Böhlke,_1960-2] Böhlke, J. E., 1960 (25 Mar.) [ref. 11894] A new ophichthid eel of the genus Pseudomyrophis from the Gulf of Mexico. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 329: 1-8.