| Herpetoichthys fossatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Species: | H. fossatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpetoichthys fossatus (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.