• Source: Broadnose worm eel

The Broadnose worm eel (Myrophis platyrhynchus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Lesser Antilles, Belize, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 186 metres, and inhabits protected or semi-protected bays and tidal creeks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in).




References

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• Broadnose worm eel
• List of fishes of Florida
• Myrophis
• List of least concern fishes
• List of fishes of India
• List of fishes of Ireland
• List of fishes of Great Britain
• List of data deficient fishes
• List of fishes of Sweden
• List of fishes of the North Sea