Gordiichthys
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Gordiichthys is a genus of eel
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Gordiichthys combibus McCosker & Lavenberg, 2001
- Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989 (Irksome eel)
- Gordiichthys irretitus D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& B. M. DavisBradley Moore DavisBradley Moore Davis was an American botanist, born in Chicago. After graduating from Leland Stanford Junior University, in 1892, he studied at Harvard, Bonn, and Naples. For 11 years he taught at the University of Chicago, from 1902 to 1906 as assistant professor of plant morphology. He held a...
, 1891 (Horsehair eel) - Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1984 (String eel)
- Gordiichthys randalli McCosker & J. E. Böhlke, 1984