Ophichthus menezesi

Ophichthus menezesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. menezesi
Binomial name
Ophichthus menezesi
McCosker & Böhlke, 1984

Ophichthus menezesi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 177 metres (581 ft).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ophichthus menezesi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.


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