Muraenichthys hibinoi, Hibino’s worm eel

Muraenichthys hibinoi Mohapatra, Behera, Ray, Acharya, Mohanty & Mishra, 2023

Hibino’s worm eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Muraenichthys: Latin,muraena = morey eel + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335); hibinoi: Name 'hibinoi' in honor of Yusuke Hibino, Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Japan, for his distinguished contribution to Anguilliformes taxonomy, particularly ophichthid eels.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 137824). Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137824)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 140. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: the dorsal fin originates above the 41st or 42nd lateral line pore, anterior to a vertical through the mid anus; distance from anus to the origin of dorsal fin 57.37%-61.8% in HL; predorsal vertebrae 40-41, preanal vertebrae 50, and total vertebrae count 140-141; fifty lateral line pores before the vent; and all maxillary, mandibular, and vomerine teeth multiserial and blunt (Ref. 137824).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

Mohapatra, A., R.K. Behera, D. Ray, S. Acharya, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra, 2023. Discovery of a new Muraenichthys eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India, with its molecular characterization. Bull. Mar. Sci. 99(4):527-537. (Ref. 137824)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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