Xyrias guineensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Pointe Noire, Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63.6 centimetres (25.0 in).[2]
Xyrias guineensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Pointe Noire, Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63.6 centimetres (25.0 in).
Xyrias guineensis Xyrias generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Xyrias guineensis Xyrias generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ophichthidae familian sailkatzen da.
Xyrias guineensis is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1975 door Blache.
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