Mystriophis crosnieri

Mystriophis crosnieri, known commonly as the Spoon-nose eel in the United Kingdom,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache in 1971.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal, Angola, and the western Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 75 to 300 metres (246 to 984 ft), and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 96.5 centimetres (38.0 in).[2]

Mystriophis crosnieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Mystriophis
Species:
M. crosnieri
Binomial name
Mystriophis crosnieri
Blache, 1971

The diet of M. crosnieri consists of benthic crustaceans.[4]

References
  1. Common names of Mystriophis crosnieri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Mystriophis crosnieri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Blache, J., 1971 [ref. 7667] Contribution à la connaissance des Poissons anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Onzième note: les genres Mystriophis et Echiopsis (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 33 (no. 1): 202-226.
  4. Food items reported for Mystriophis crosnieri at www.fishbase.org.


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