Herpetoichthys fossatus, the Mustachioed snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Gulf of California.
Herpetoichthys fossatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856 |
Species: | H. fossatus
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Binomial name | |
Herpetoichthys fossatus (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herpetoichthys fossatus". FishBase. June 2011 version.