Convict snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Leiuranus |
Species: | L. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Convict snake eel [2] (Leiuranus versicolor) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by John Richardson in 1848. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Pacific Ocean, including Palau, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Norfolk Island. It dwells at a depth range of 3–18 metres, and forms burrows in the soft bottoms of inshore regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75.4 centimetres. [3]
Convict snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Leiuranus |
Species: | L. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Convict snake eel [2] (Leiuranus versicolor) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by John Richardson in 1848. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Pacific Ocean, including Palau, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Norfolk Island. It dwells at a depth range of 3–18 metres, and forms burrows in the soft bottoms of inshore regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75.4 centimetres. [3]