Ophichthus exourus
Ophichthus exourus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. exourus |
Binomial name | |
Ophichthus exourus McCosker, 1999 | |
Ophichthus exourus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia and Fiji, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 400 to 520 metres (1,310 to 1,710 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 66.9 centimetres (26.3 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 59 centimetres (23 in).[1]
The species epithet "exourus" refers to the eel's tapered point.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ophichthus exourus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E., 1999 [ref. 23699] Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonia region, southwest Pacific Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 180: 571-588.