Faintsaddled snake eel
| Faintsaddled snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. hyposagmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke, 1984 | |
The Faintsaddled snake eel[1] (Ophichthus hyposagmatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.
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