Evips percinctus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Evips McCosker, 1972 |
Species: | E. percinctus |
Binomial name | |
Evips percinctus McCosker, 1972 |
Evips percinctus, or the False saddled snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of it's genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Palau, occurring in reef environments.