Suculentophichthus nasus
| Suculentophichthus nasus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Suculentophichthus R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015 [1] |
| Species: | S. nasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Suculentophichthus nasus R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015 | |
Suculentophichthus nasus also known as the Red Sea flappy snake eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Israel. This species occurs Eilat in Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- 1 2 Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2015). "Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: 56–66.
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