Short-tailed viper-eel

Scytalichthys miurus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae

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.

Distribution

Short-tailed viper-eel — (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

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