The Irksone eel[2] (Gordiichthys ergodes) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and James Erwin Böhlke in 1989.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen discovered in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. From the holotype, it is known to dwell at a depth range of 10 to 189 meters (33 to 620 ft).[3]
| Irksone eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Gordiichthys |
| Species: | G. ergodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Gordiichthys ergodes | |
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Gordiichthys ergodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199259A2575782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199259A2575782.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Common names of Gordiichthys ergodes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gordiichthys ergodes at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. , E. B. Böhlke and J. E. Böhlke 1989 [ref. 13288] Family Ophichthidae (pp. 254-412). In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 9).
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