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Speckled snake eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Xyrias
Species:	X. multiserialis
Binomial name
Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939)
Synonyms
Ophichthus multiserialis Norman, 1939 Ophisurus multiserialis (Norman, 1939)

The speckled snake eel (Xyrias multiserialis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Ophichthus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. It dwells at a depth range of 11 to 322 metres (36 to 1,056 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 75.2 centimetres (29.6 in).

References

1. Synonyms of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
4. Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.

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