Schismorhynchus labialis, the grooved-jaw worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is known from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrophinae |
| Genus: | Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970 |
| Species: | S. labialis
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| Schismorhynchus labialis (Seale, 1917)
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Schismorhynchus labialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199339A2584662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199339A2584662.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schismorhynchus labialis". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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