Broadnose worm eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Myrophis |
Species: | M. platyrhynchus
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Binomial name | |
Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Broadnose worm eel [2] (Myrophis platyrhynchus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Lesser Antilles, Belize, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 186 metres, and inhabits protected or semi-protected bays and tidal creeks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in). [3]
Broadnose worm eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Myrophis |
Species: | M. platyrhynchus
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Binomial name | |
Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Broadnose worm eel [2] (Myrophis platyrhynchus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Lesser Antilles, Belize, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 186 metres, and inhabits protected or semi-protected bays and tidal creeks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in). [3]