Shrimp eel
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The shrimp eel (Ophichthus gomesii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855. It is a common inshore species of eel usually found in the shallow Gulf of Mexico and the high-salinity bays where it inhabits muddy habitats.[2]
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Shrimp eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. gomesii |
Binomial name | |
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855) | |
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