Korean snake eel
| Korean snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Pisodonophis |
| Species: | P. sangjuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pisodonophis sangjuensis Ji & Kim, 2011 | |
The Korean snake eel[1] (Pisodonophis sangjuensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Hwan-Sung Ji and Jin-Koo Kim in 2011.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Korea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 5 to 110 metres (16 to 361 ft), and uses its hard, pointed tail to form burrows in sand and mud sediments. Females can reach a maximum total length of 60.1 centimetres (23.7 in).[2]
The species epithet "sangjuensis" refers to the Korean snake eel's type locality, in Sangju.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Pisodonophis sangjuensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Pisodonophis sangjuensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ji, H.-S. and J.-K. Kim, 2011 (7 Feb.) [ref. 31152] A new species of snake eel, Pisodonophis sangjuensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Korea. Zootaxa No. 2758: 57-68.
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