Xestochilus
Xestochilus is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae. The genus contains one species being Xestochilus nebulosus (nebulosus snake eel). X. Nebulosus lives in the indo-pacific ocean in 2 to 42 meter deep waters. The nebulosus snake eel are found in tidepools, weed bottoms and sand inside tropical waters .The species max length is 47 centimeters.[1]
| Xestochilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Xestochilus McCosker, 1998 |
| Species: | X. nebulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xestochilus nebulosus (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) | |
References
- "Xestochilus nebulosus, Nebulous snake eel". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Xestochilus nebulosus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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