Skythrenchelys lentiginosa
| Skythrenchelys lentiginosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Skythrenchelys |
| Species: | S. lentiginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle & McCosker, 1999 | |
Skythrenchelys lentiginosa is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John E. McCosker in 1999.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from a single specimen taken from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. From the holotype it is known to dwell at a depth of 25 metres (82 ft). Females can reach a total length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in).[1]
The species epithet "lentiginosa" refers to the speckled colouring of the eel's head.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Skythrenchelys lentiginosa at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. McCosker, 1999 (20 Oct) [ref. 24075] A new genus and two new species of Myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Records of the Australian Museum v. 51 (nos 2-3): 113-122.