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Cirrhimuraena chinensis

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Cirrhimuraena chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Cirrhimuraena
Species:
C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena chinensis
Kaup, 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophisurus polyodon Bleeker, 1860

Cirrhimuraena chinensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from China and Papua New Guinea, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 54.8 centimetres.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena chinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Cirrhimuraena chinensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.