Xyrias guineensis

Xyrias guineensis

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Large

Xyrias guineensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Pointe Noire, Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Xyrias
Maximum length: 63.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Pointe Noire, Congo.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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