Herpetoichthys fossatus

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Herpetoichthys fossatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Herpetoichthys
Species:
H. fossatus
Binomial name
Herpetoichthys fossatus
(Myers & Wade, 1941)
Synonyms [2]

Pogonophis fossatusMyers & Wade, 1941

Herpetoichthys fossatus, the mustachioed snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is found in the Gulf of California. [3]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; and Lea, B. (2010). "Herpetoichthys fossatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T183882A8194037. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183882A8194037.en . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Herpetoichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herpetoichthys fossatus". FishBase . June 2011 version.