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Malvoliophis

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Species of fish

Malvoliophis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Malvoliophis
Whitley, 1934
Species: M. pinguis
Binomial name
Malvoliophis pinguis
(Günther, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Ophichthys pinguis Günther, 1872
  • Bascanichthys hemizona Ogilby, 1897

Malvoliophis pinguis, or the halfband snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Australia and Lord Howe Island.

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. (2022). "Malvoliophis pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199303A2580457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199303A2580457.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malvoliophis pinguis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Malvoliophis pinguis


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