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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderAnguilliformes
  4. ›familyOphichthidae
  5. ›genusXyrias
Xyrias revulsus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Strict Snake Eel

Xyrias revulsus Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Also calledBoumihebi (jpn) · hadař misacký (ces) · Большеротый ксириас (rus) · ボウウミヘビ (jpn) · 列齒無鬚蛇鰻 (zho) · 列齒蛇鰻 (zho) · 列齒鰻(光唇蛇鰻) (zho) · 硬骨仔 (zho) · 硬骨篡 (zho) · 篡仔 (zho) · 鰻仔 (zho)

First described in: Jordan, D. S.; Snyder J. O. (1901). A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Remarks. Although Tan (1983) recorded this species from Diao-yu Island, specimens of this species were recently collected and represent the first confirmed record from Taiwan. It is a relatively deepwater species collected by bottom trawl off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.

Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2404448.