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Scytalichthys
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Scytalichthys

Scytalichthys miurus, the short-tailed viper-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Scytalichthys miurus

speciesScytalichthys miurus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91975.