The Inhaca fringelip[3] (Cirrhimuraena inhacae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[4] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1962.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
| Species: | C. inhacae
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| Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962)
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Cirrhimuraena inhacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199276A2577571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199276A2577571.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, J. L. B., 1962 [ref. 6436] Sand-dwelling eels of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin no. 24, 447-466, Pls. 63-68. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University
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