Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon explained

Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1860.^[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cirrhimuraena-cheilopogon.html Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon
2. Bleeker, P., 1860 [ref. 379] Dertiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes (Visschen van Bonthain, Badjoa, Sindjai, Lagoesi en Pompenoea). Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 7): 1-60.