Scytalichthys

Scytalichthys miurus, the short-tailed viper-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

Scytalichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Scytalichthys
D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891
Species:
S. miurus
Binomial name
Scytalichthys miurus

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