Ichthyapus platyrhynchus
| Ichthyapus platyrhynchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyapus |
| Species: | I. platyrhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyapus platyrhynchus (Gosline, 1951)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ichthyapus platyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by William Alonzo Gosline III in 1951.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Hawaii, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It forms burrows in sand sediments.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Ichthyapus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ichthyapus platyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gosline, W. A. 1951 (Oct.) [ref. 1858] The osteology and classification of the ophichthid eels of the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science v. 5 (no. 4): 298-320.
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