Ophichthus kunaloa
| Ophichthus kunaloa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. kunaloa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus kunaloa McCosker, 1979 | |
Ophichthus kunaloa is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1979.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 220 to 475 metres (722 to 1,558 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting fine sand sediments and crevices in harder substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47.3 centimetres (18.6 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 Ophichthus kunaloa at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E., 1979 [ref. 8805] The snake eels (Pisces, Ophichthidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with the description of two new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 42 (no. 2): 57-67.
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