Callechelys springeri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Callechelys |
Species: | C. springeri
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Binomial name | |
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Callechelys springeri, the ridgefin eel, [2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Gordiichthys. [4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 22 to 36 metres (72 to 118 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 80.1 centimeters (31.5 in). [3]
Callechelys springeri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Callechelys |
Species: | C. springeri
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Binomial name | |
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Callechelys springeri, the ridgefin eel, [2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Gordiichthys. [4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 22 to 36 metres (72 to 118 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 80.1 centimeters (31.5 in). [3]