| Rhinophichthus penicillatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Rhinophichthus McCosker, 1999 |
| Species: | R. penicillatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinophichthus penicillatus McCosker, 1999 |
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Rhinophichthus penicillatus is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of it's genus. It is known only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of New Caledonia.