Biology:Ethadophis foresti

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Ethadophis foresti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ethadophis
Species:
E. foresti
Binomial name
Ethadophis foresti
(Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus foresti Cadenat & Roux, 1964
  • Apterichtus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
  • Microrhynchus foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)

Ethadophis foresti is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jean Cadenat and Charles Roux in 1964.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to Cape Verde, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–30 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in mud or sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.1 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Ethadophis foresti at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ethadophis foresti at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Cadenat, J. and C. Roux, 1964 Résultats scientifiques des campagnes de la "Calypso". Iles du Cap Vert. 3. Poissons téléostéens. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique Monaco (New Series) v. 41: 81-102.

Wikidata ☰ Q1961914 entry