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Mixomyrophis longidorsalis Hibino, Kimura & Golani, 2014

Red Sea worm eel
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Gulf of Eilat, HUJ 11561 (holotype of Mixomyrophis longidorsalis, 7.7 cm TL) (Ref. 96670).
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Main Ref: Hibino, Y., S. Kimura and D. Golani, 2015
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Mixomyrophis: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, myros, -oy = the male of the morey eel + Greek, ophis =serpent (Ref. 45335);  longidorsalis: Named for the dorsal-fin base that is longer than that of its congener..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 96670).   Tropical

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