Xyrias guineensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Pointe Noire, Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63.6 centimetres (25.0 in).[2]

Xyrias guineensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Xyrias
Species:
X. guineensis
Binomial name
Xyrias guineensis
(Blache, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophisurus guineensis Blache, 1975

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Xyrias guineensis Archived October 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Xyrias guineensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Blache, J., 1975 (July) [ref. 7363] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 15e note. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 37 (no. 3): 708-740.