Inhaca fringelip | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
Species: | C. inhacae |
Binomial name | |
Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The Inhaca fringelip [3] (Cirrhimuraena inhacae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [4] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1962. [5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in). [4]