The Horsehair eelCommon names of Gordiichthys irretitus at www.fishbase.org. (Gordiichthys irretitus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Gordiichthys irretitus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Bradley Moore Davis in 1891.Jordan, D. S. and B. M. Davis, 1891 [ref. 2437] A preliminary review of the apodal fishes or eels inhabiting the waters of America and Europe. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9): 581-677, Pls. 73-80. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA, the Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits sand and mud substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
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