Herpetoichthys
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Genus: | Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856
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Species: | H. fossatus
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Herpetoichthys fossatus (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)
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Herpetoichthys fossatus, the Mustachioed snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Gulf of California.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herpetoichthys fossatus". FishBase. June 2011 version.