Cirrhimuraena calamus
Cirrhimuraena calamus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
Species: | C. calamus |
Binomial name | |
Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cirrhimuraena calamus, known commonly as the Fringed-lipped snake-eel or the Fringelip snake eel,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is endemic to western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It forms burrows in the soft bottoms of inshore waters.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena calamus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Cirrhimuraena calamus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cirrhimuraena calamus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549