Thompson's snake eel
| Thompson's snake eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Muraenichthys |
| Species: | M. thompsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan & Richardson, 1908
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The Thompson's snake eel[1] (Muraenichthys thompsoni) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson in 1908.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Vietnam, Australia, and the Philippines.[2]
References
- ^ Common names of Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Muraenichthys thompsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S., and R. E. Richardson, 1908 (16 Dec.) [ref. 2492] Fishes from islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907): 233-287.