Speckled snake eel

The speckled snake eel[2] (Xyrias multiserialis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Ophichthus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. It dwells at a depth range of 11 to 322 metres (36 to 1,056 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 75.2 centimetres (29.6 in).[3]

Speckled snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Xyrias
Species:
X. multiserialis
Binomial name
Xyrias multiserialis
(Norman, 1939)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthus multiserialis Norman, 1939
  • Ophisurus multiserialis (Norman, 1939)

References
  1. Synonyms of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Xyrias multiserialis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) [ref. 6556] Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.


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