Inhaca fringelip

The Inhaca fringelip[2] (Cirrhimuraena inhacae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1962.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Inhaca Island, Mozambique and Madagascar. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in).[3]

Inhaca fringelip
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Cirrhimuraena
Species:
C. inhacae
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena inhacae
(Smith, 1962)
Synonyms[1]
  • Jenkinsiella inhacae Smith, 1962

References
  1. Synonyms of Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Cirrhimuraena inhacae at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Smith, J. L. B., 1962 [ref. 6436] Sand-dwelling eels of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin no. 24, 447-466, Pls. 63-68. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University


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