Strict snake eel
Species of fish
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The strict snake eel[1] (Xyrias revulsus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Japan, the Philippines, the China Sea, and South Africa. It dwells at a depth range of 146 to 209 meters (479 to 686 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 93 centimeters (37 in).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Xyrias |
| Species: | X. revulsus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrias revulsus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | |
