String_eel

String eel

String eel

Species of fish

The String eel[1] (Gordiichthys leibyi) is a species of eels in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central and northwestern Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA; Puerto Rico, and Canada. It dwells at a depth range of 37 to 72 meters (121 to 236 ft), and inhabits mud and sand sediments.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Common names of Gordiichthys leibyi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Gordiichthys leibyi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 5316] A review of the snake eel genera Gordiichthys and Ethadophis, with descriptions of new species and comments on related Atlantic bascanichthyins (Pisces: Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 32-44.


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