| Philippines worm eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Muraenichthys |
| Species: | M. philippinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Muraenichthys philippinensis Schultz & Woods, 1949 | |
The Philippines worm eel (Muraenichthys philippinensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 59 metres (194 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).
References
- Common names of Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org.
- Schultz, L. P. and L. P. Woods, 1949 Keys to the genera of echelid eels and the species of Muraenichthys of the Pacific, with two new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 39 (no. 5): 169-174.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Muraenichthys philippinensis | |
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