Ridgefin eel
| Ridgefin eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Callechelys |
| Species: | C. springeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg, 1951) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Ridgefin eel[2] (Callechelys springeri) 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 centimetres (31.5 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Callechelys springeri at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Callechelys springeri at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Callechelys springeri at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ginsburg, I., 1951 (30 Sept.) [ref. 1804] The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3): 431-485.
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