Evips percinctus
| Evips percinctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Evips McCosker, 1972 |
| Species: | E. percinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Evips percinctus McCosker, 1972 | |
Evips percinctus, or the False saddled snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Palau, occurring in reef environments.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Evips percinctus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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