Muraenichthys elerae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Muraenichthys |
Species: | M. elerae |
Binomial name | |
Muraenichthys elerae Fowler, 1934 |
Muraenichthys elerae is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ Muraenichthys elerae at www.fishbase.org.
- Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Muraenichthys elerae |
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