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African Spoon Nose Eel
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Mystriophis rostellatus
Species recognized by
wikipedia 中文维基百科
,
wikipedia NL
,
Equatorial Guinea Species List
,
Gabon Species List
,
Ghana Species List
,
Ivory Coast Species List
,
Nigeria Species List
,
Senegal Species List
,
wikipedia EU
,
Gulf of Guinea Species List
,
North Atlantic Species List
, and
South Atlantic Species List
Mystriophis rostellatus
Recognized by
FAO Fishery Statistics
Mystriophis rostellatus
(Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
GBIF classification
Mystriophis rostellatus
(Richardson 1848)
Recognized by
OBIS environmental data records
Ophisurus rostellatus
Richardson 1848
Species recognized by
GBIF national node type records UK
Mystriophis rostellatus
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
wikipedia EN
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
, and
Wikipedia (inferred records)
Mystriophis rostellatus
Recognized by
BHL data coverage
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by
IUCN
,
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
,
World Register of Marine Species
,
GBIF data coverage
,
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
, and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Recognized by
Fishbase
Ophichthys rostellatus
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ophisurus rostellatus
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Alternative Names
Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson 1848
Not accepted according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ophichthys rostellatus
(Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ophisurus rostellatus
Richardson 1848
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ophichthys rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
and
Fishbase
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson 1848
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson 1848
Synonym according to
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
and
Fishbase
Common Names
English
African spoon-nose eel
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
Eel
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Snake eel
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
West coast snake-eel
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Afrikaans
Paling
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
Weskus-slangpaling
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Westkus-slangpaling
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Czech
Hadař cípovitý
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
Estonian
Aafrika luitsangerjas
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
French
Serpent de mer
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
Serpenton gris
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Portuguese
Cobra-amarela
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
Cobra-do-mar
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Peixe-cobra
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Serpente-do-mar
prefer
Recognized by
Fishbase
Spanish; Castilian
Tieso gris
preferred
Recognized by
Fishbase
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Curated hierarchies for Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
GBIF classification
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Mystriophis Kaup 1856
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
IUCN
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Aplatophis chauliodus Böhlke 1956
Aplatophis zorro McCosker & Robertson 2001
Aprognathodon platyventris Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters 1877)
Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke 1968)
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus 1758)
Apterichtus equatorialis (Myers & Wade 1941)
Apterichtus gracilis (Kaup 1856)
Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert 1891)
Apterichtus monodi (Roux 1966)
Asarcenchelys longimanus McCosker 1985
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha 1972
Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall 2001
Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952
Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877)
Callechelys cliffi Böhlke & Briggs 1954
Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972
Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972
Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893)
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951)
Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch 1970)
Dalophis multidentatus Blache & Bauchot 1972
Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot 1972
Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758)
Echiophis brunneus (Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos 1983)
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson 1848)
Echiophis punctifer (Kaup 1860)
Ethadophis akkistikos McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Ethadophis byrnei Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Ethadophis merenda Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Gordiichthys combibus McCosker & Lavenberg 2001
Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis 1891
Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Gordiichthys randalli McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot 1972
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ichthyapus insularis McCosker 2004
Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh 1900)
Ichthyapus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland 1844)
Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker 1853)
Leptenchelys vermiformis Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker 1974
Letharchus velifer Goode & Bean 1882
Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Myrophis plumbeus (Cope 1871)
Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852
Myrophis vafer Jordan & Gilbert 1883
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856)
Ophichthus apachus McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani 1839)
Ophichthus frontalis Garman 1899
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau 1855)
Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Ophichthus leonensis Blache 1975
Ophichthus longipenis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus mecopterus McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus melanoporus Kanazawa 1963
Ophichthus melope McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup 1860)
Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837)
Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque 1810)
Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman 1890
Ophichthus spinicauda (Norman 1922)
Ophichthus triserialis (Kaup 1856)
Ophichthus zophochir Jordan & Gilbert 1882
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus 1758)
Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941)
Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916)
Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal 1963)
Phaenomonas pinnata Myers & Wade 1941
Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822)
Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898
Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker 1851)
Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson 1848)
Pseudomyrophis atlanticus Blache 1975
Pseudomyrophis frio (Jordan & Davis 1891)
Pseudomyrophis fugesae McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Pseudomyrophis micropinna Wade 1946
Quassiremus evionthas (Jordan & Bollman 1890)
Quassiremus nothochir (Gilbert 1890)
Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker 1999
Xestochilus nebulosus (Smith 1962)
Xyrias guineensis (Blache 1975)
16 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Ophisurus
Ophisurus rostellatus
(this page)
Ophisurus alternans
Ophisurus apicalis
Ophisurus baccidens
Ophisurus boro
Ophisurus breviceps
Ophisurus broekmeyeri
Ophisurus californiensis
Ophisurus cancrivorus
Ophisurus caudatus
Ophisurus celebicus
Ophisurus cheilopogon
Ophisurus chrysops
Ophisurus cirrocheilos
Ophisurus crocodilinus
Ophisurus dicellurus
Ophisurus diepenhorsti
Ophisurus fasciatus
Ophisurus gomesii
Ophisurus grandoculis
Ophisurus guineensis
Ophisurus guttatus
Ophisurus harancha
Ophisurus havanensis
Ophisurus hispanus
Ophisurus hoevenii
Ophisurus hypselopterus
Ophisurus intertinctus
Ophisurus latemaculatus
Ophisurus longus
Ophisurus macrochir
Ophisurus macrorhynchos
Ophisurus multiserialis
Ophisurus nigrepinnis
Ophisurus pardalis
Ophisurus polyodon
Ophisurus porphyreus
Ophisurus potamophilus
Ophisurus regius
Ophisurus remiger
Ophisurus semicinctus
Ophisurus serpens
Ophisurus versicolor
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthys
Ophichthys rostellatus
(this page)
Ophichthys acutus
Ophichthys adspersus
Ophichthys algoensis
Ophichthys amboinensis
Ophichthys anguiformis
Ophichthys apicalis
Ophichthys arenicola
Ophichthys ascensionis
Ophichthys ater
Ophichthys biserialis
Ophichthys bitaeniatus
Ophichthys bonaparti
Ophichthys bonapartii
Ophichthys boro
Ophichthys brachyurus
Ophichthys buettikoferi
Ophichthys caecus
Ophichthys calamus
Ophichthys cancrivorus
Ophichthys celebicus
Ophichthys cirrochilus
Ophichthys crocodilinus
Ophichthys dromicus
Ophichthys elapsoides
Ophichthys evermani
Ophichthys exilis
Ophichthys filaria
Ophichthys gomesii
Ophichthys grandimaculata
Ophichthys guineensis
Ophichthys guttifer
Ophichthys imberbis
Ophichthys kaupii
Ophichthys kirkii
Ophichthys macrurus
Ophichthys marmoratus
Ophichthys melanochir
Ophichthys microcephalus
Ophichthys misolensis
Ophichthys miurus
Ophichthys nothochir
Ophichthys ophis
Ophichthys orientalis
Ophichthys pardalis
Ophichthys pinguis
Ophichthys pisavarius
Ophichthys playfairii
Ophichthys punctatus
Ophichthys regius
Ophichthys retropinnis
Ophichthys rutidodermatoides
Ophichthys schneideri
Ophichthys semicinctus
Ophichthys stypurus
Ophichthys tenuis
Ophichthys triserialis
Ophichthys uniserialis
Ophichthys xysturus
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Mystriophis
Mystriophis rostellatus
(this page)
Mystriophis blastorhinos
Mystriophis crosnieri
Mystriophis porphyreus
Mystriophis punctifer
World Register of Marine Species
Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Mystriophis
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848)
(this page)
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
