Schismorhynchus

Schismorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Myrophinae
Genus: Schismorhynchus
McCosker, 1970
Species:
S. labialis
Binomial name
Schismorhynchus labialis
(Seale, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Muraenichthys labialis Seale, 1917

Schismorhynchus labialis, the grooved-jaw worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is known from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Schismorhynchus labialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199339A2584662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199339A2584662.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.