Ophichthus congroides | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. congroides
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus congroides
J. E. McCosker, 2010
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Ophichthus congroides is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010. [2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Tuamotu Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 52.2 centimetres (20.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 47.2 centimetres (18.6 in). [1]
The species epithet "congroides" refers to the species' similarity in condition of the posterior nostril to that of some members of the family Congridae. [1]
Ophichthus congroides | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. congroides
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus congroides
J. E. McCosker, 2010
|
Ophichthus congroides is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010. [2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Tuamotu Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 52.2 centimetres (20.6 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 47.2 centimetres (18.6 in). [1]
The species epithet "congroides" refers to the species' similarity in condition of the posterior nostril to that of some members of the family Congridae. [1]