Broadnose worm eel
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Species: | M. platyrhynchus
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Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927
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The Broadnose worm eel[2] (Myrophis platyrhynchus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Lesser Antilles, Belize, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 186 metres, and inhabits protected or semi-protected bays and tidal creeks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21 centimetres.[3]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Myrophis platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Breder, C. M., Jr., 1927 (19 Oct.) [ref. 635] Scientific results of the first oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1925. Fishes. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1): 1-90.