Malvoliophis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934 |
| Species: | M. pinguis
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| Binomial name | |
| Malvoliophis pinguis (Günther, 1872)
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Malvoliophis pinguis, or the halfband snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Australia and Lord Howe Island.
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. (2022). "Malvoliophis pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199303A2580457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199303A2580457.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malvoliophis pinguis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
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