Thompson's snake eel

The Thompson's snake eel[1] (Muraenichthys thompsoni) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson in 1908.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Vietnam, Australia, and the Philippines.[2]

Thompson's snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Muraenichthys
Species:
M. thompsoni
Binomial name
Muraenichthys thompsoni
Jordan & Richardson, 1908

References
  1. Common names of Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Jordan, D. S., and R. E. Richardson, 1908 (16 Dec.) [ref. 2492] Fishes from islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907): 233-287.
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