Molo snake eel

Molo snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Hemerorhinus
Species:
H. heyningi
Binomial name
Hemerorhinus heyningi
(Weber, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus heyningi Weber, 1913

The Molo snake eel[2] (Hemerorhinus heyningi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the Indo-Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 69 to 91 metres (226 to 299 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Hemerorhinus heyningi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
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