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Ichthyapus platyrhynchus
Ophichthidae · saltwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide
About Ichthyapus platyrhynchus
Ichthyapus platyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by William Alonzo Gosline in 1951. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Hawaii, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It forms burrows in sand sediments.
Range
Where it lives
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100%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Ichthyapus
- Species
- Ichthyapus platyrhynchus
- ITIS TSN
- 913892
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 398348
- GBIF key
- 2404859
Common questions about Ichthyapus platyrhynchus
What is the scientific name of Ichthyapus platyrhynchus?
The scientific name is Ichthyapus platyrhynchus, in the family Ophichthidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Ichthyapus platyrhynchus live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Where has Ichthyapus platyrhynchus been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in Hawaii. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
Same family
