Thompson's snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Muraenichthys |
Species: | M. thompsoni |
Binomial name | |
Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan & Richardson, 1908 |
The Thompson's snake eel (Muraenichthys thompsoni) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson in 1908. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Vietnam, Australia, and the Philippines.
References
- Common names of Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- Jordan, D. S., and R. E. Richardson, 1908 (16 Dec.) Fishes from islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907): 233-287.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Muraenichthys thompsoni |
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