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Ichthyapus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

tieso sonriente, Smiling snake eel

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Anguilliformes

Suborder
Congroidei

Family
Ophichthidae

Genus
Ichthyapus

Species
selachops

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ichthyapus selachops", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12992. Accessed 4 November 2026.