| Mystriophis crosnieri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Mystriophis |
| Species: | M. crosnieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mystriophis crosnieri Blache, 1971 | |
Mystriophis crosnieri, known commonly as the spoon-nose eel in the United Kingdom, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache in 1971. 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).
The diet of M. crosnieri consists of benthic crustaceans.
References
- Tighe, K. (2015). "Mystriophis crosnieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199231A2572624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199231A2572624.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- Common names of Mystriophis crosnieri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mystriophis crosnieri". FishBase. November 2024 version.
- Blache, J., 1971 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.
- Food items reported for Mystriophis crosnieri at www.fishbase.org.
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