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Strict snake eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Xyrias
Species:	X. revulsus
Binomial name
Xyrias revulsus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901

The strict snake eel (Xyrias revulsus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Japan, the Philippines, the China Sea, and South Africa. It dwells at a depth range of 146 to 209 meters (479 to 686 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 93 centimeters (37 in).

References

1. Common names of Xyrias revulsus at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Xyrias revulsus at www.fishbase.org.

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