Phyllophichthus xenodontus

Flappy Snake-Eel

As recorded: Phyllophichthus xenodontus Gosline, 1951

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae

Collected by: J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54
Date: October 16, 1961
Locality: Tahuata Island; Hana Hevane Bay
Island: Tahuata Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Phyllophichthus xenodontus · collected 1958–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1961, J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Phyllophichthus xenodontus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2023-08-28.

2023-08-28

אילת, ישראל

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Cite this specimen

Phyllophichthus xenodontus. BPBM 10401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38028375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10401.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38028375 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026