Skythrenchelys macrostoma

Skythrenchelys macrostoma, also known as the large-mouth angry worm eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Red Sea.[1]

Skythrenchelys macrostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Skythrenchelys
Species:
S. macrostoma
Binomial name
Skythrenchelys macrostoma
(Bleeker, 1864)
Synonyms

Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker, 1864
Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle & McCosker, 1999

References

  1. Hibino, Y., McCosker, J.E. & Kimura, S. (2013): Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (3): 227-231.


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