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Species Muraenichthys thompsoni Jordan & Richardson, 1908

Thompson's Snake Eel

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Northwest of Port Hedland, WA (20°01'S, 117°35'E), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°16'S, 123°02'E), and Flinders Island (14°10'S, 144°10'E) to north of Cairns (16°46'S, 145°41'E), QLD; east-Indo-west Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, estuary, mangrove, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

0-10 m

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019 ELOPOMORPHA 13-Aug-2018 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
24-Sep-2011 ANGUILLIFORMES 24-Sep-2011 MOVED Dr Dianne Bray
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED