String eel
| String eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Gordiichthys |
| Species: | G. leibyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & Böhlke, 1984 | |
The String eel[1] (Gordiichthys leibyi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central and northwestern Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA; Puerto Rico, and Canada. It dwells at a depth range of 37 to 72 metres (121 to 236 ft), and inhabits mud and sand sediments.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Gordiichthys leibyi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gordiichthys leibyi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 5316] A review of the snake eel genera Gordiichthys and Ethadophis, with descriptions of new species and comments on related Atlantic bascanichthyins (Pisces: Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 32-44.
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