Short-maned sand-eel
| Short-maned sand-eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Phaenomonas |
| Species: | P. cooperae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaenomonas cooperae Palmer, 1970 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Short-maned sand-eel[2] (Phaenomonas cooperae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Geoffrey Palmer in 1970.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, the Aldabra Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Marquesan Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth of 60 metres (200 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 59 centimetres (23 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Palmer, G., 1970 (19 June) [ref. 7771] New records, and one new species, of teleost fishes from the Gilbert Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 19 (no. 6): 213-234.
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