The Broadnose worm eel[2] (Myrophis platyrhynchus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Lesser Antilles, Belize, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 186 metres, and inhabits protected or semi-protected bays and tidal creeks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in).[3]

Broadnose worm eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrophis
Species:
M. platyrhynchus
Binomial name
Myrophis platyrhynchus
Breder, 1927
Synonyms[1]
  • Myrophis emmae Howell Rivero, 1934

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Breder, C. M., Jr., 1927 (19 Oct.) [ref. 635] Scientific results of the first oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1925. Fishes. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1): 1-90.