Suculentophichthus nasus

Suculentophichthus nasus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Suculentophichthus
R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015 [1]
Species: S. nasus
Binomial name
Suculentophichthus nasus
R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015

Suculentophichthus nasus also known as the Red Sea flappy snake eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Israel. This species occurs Eilat in Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2015). "Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: 56–66.


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