Mixomyrophis
Appearance
Mixomyrophis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Mixomyrophis J. E. McCosker, 1985 |
Mixomyrophis is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is known only from the Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea in the vicinity of Anguilla and Israel.
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Mixomyrophis longidorsalis Hibino, Kimura & Golani, 2014 (Red Sea worm eel) [1]
- Mixomyrophis pusillipinna J. E. McCosker, 1985
References
[edit]- ^ Hibino, Y., Kimura, S. & Golani, D. (2014): A new ophichthid species from the Red Sea of the genus Mixomyrophis, formerly known as Atlantic genus. Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 184-188.