Painted eel

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Painted eel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Echelus
Species:
E. myrus
Binomial name
Echelus myrus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [2]
  • Muraena myrusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Echelus punctatus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Muraena longicollis Cuvier, 1816
  • Muraena vulgaris Kaup, 1856
  • Myrus vulgaris(Kaup, 1856)

The painted eel [3] (Echelus myrus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [4] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Muraena . [5] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Bay of Biscay, the Republic of Congo, and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 12 metres (9.8 to 39.4 ft), and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments in coastal lagoons and estuaries. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in). [4]

The Painted eel is of minor commercial interest to fisheries. [4] It has been recorded spawning in the Bay of Algiers during the months of August and September. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Tighe, K. (2015). "Echelus myrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T194984A2371680. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194984A2371680.en . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Common names of Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 1 2 3 Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ Linnaeus, C., 1758 (1 Jan.) [ref. 2787] Systema Naturae, Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae. v. 1: i-ii + 1-824.
  6. ↑ Spawning for Echelus myrus at www.fishbase.org.
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