Herpetoichthys

Herpetoichthys fossatus, the Mustachioed snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Gulf of California.

Herpetoichthys fossatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Herpetoichthys
Kaup, 1856
Species:
H. fossatus
Binomial name
Herpetoichthys fossatus
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)

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