Myrophis, Larval Head (Worm Eel)
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Description: Description: The standard length of the larval worm eel is sixty-one millimeters. This image was taken with a Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro 12.3-megapixel camera with a 105-millimeter f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor lens and dual Nikon SB28 flash units. Creator/Photographer: Belize Larval-Fish Group 2005 The Division of Fishes of the Smithsonian's National Museum Natural History has sent several teams to Belize in order to photograph larvae in the field. The 2005 team included Julie H. Mounts and Carole C. Baldwin from April 20 through 27; Mounts, David G. Smith, and Lee A. Weigt from April 27 through May 4; and Smith and Weigt from May 4 through 11. Medium: Digital photograph Geography: Belize Date: 2005 Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=1294 Repository: National Museum of Natural History, Division of Fishes Image ID: P-19b, DMSO 5018. Date: 22 April 2005, 08:29:05. Source: originally posted to Flickr as Myrophis, Larval Head (Worm Eel). Author: Smithsonian Institution. Permission(Reusing this file): : This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 11 February 2009, 15:13 by Haplochromis. On that date, it was confirmed to be tagged as no known copyright restrictions..
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes (bony fish)
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Neopterygii
- Teleostei
- Elopomorpha (tarpons, bonefishes, eels and relatives)
- Anguilliformes (true eels)
- Ophichthidae (snake eels)
- Myrophis
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