The Philippines worm eel[1] (Muraenichthys philippinensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 59 metres (194 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).[2]

Philippines worm eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Muraenichthys
Species:
M. philippinensis
Binomial name
Muraenichthys philippinensis
Schultz & Woods, 1949

References

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  1. ^ Common names of Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Schultz, L. P. and L. P. Woods, 1949 [ref. 10179] Keys to the genera of echelid eels and the species of Muraenichthys of the Pacific, with two new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 39 (no. 5): 169-174.