Snubnose snake eel
| Snubnose snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brevirostris McCosker & Ross, 2007 | |
The Snubnose snake eel[1] (Ophichthus brevirostris) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Steve W. Ross in 2007.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from North Carolina, USA, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 370 to 440 metres (1,210 to 1,440 ft). Females can reach a total length of 29.2 centimetres (11.5 in).[2]
The species epithet "brevirostris" means "short muzzle" in Latin, and is treated as a noun in apposition.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Ophichthus brevirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Ophichthus brevirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and S. W. Ross, 2007 (28 Dec.) [ref. 29436] A new deepwater species of snake eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from North Carolina. Copeia 2007 (no. 4): 783-787.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 31, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.