longicollis, Myrophis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1864:397 (footnote) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864; ref. 3437] Liberia. Treated by Leiby as separate from Muraena longicollis Cuvier 1816, but Peters' treatment perhaps a misidentification as Cuvier is cited. •Synonym of Myrophis plumbeus (Cope 1871) -- (Leiby 1990:186 [ref. 13652]). Current status: Synonym of Myrophis plumbeus (Cope 1871). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
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