String eel
Species of fish
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The String eel[2] (Gordiichthys leibyi) is a species of eels in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by John E. McCosker and James Erwin Böhlke in 1984.[4] 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.[3]
| String eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Gordiichthys |
| Species: | G. leibyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordiichthys leibyi | |
