Biology:Labichthys carinatus

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Labichthys carinatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Labichthys
Species:
L. carinatus
Binomial name
Labichthys carinatus
T. N. Gill & Ryder, 1883

Labichthys carinatus is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1] It was described by Theodore Gill and John Adam Ryder in 1883.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, eastern and western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean, including the Canary Islands, the United States (including Hawaii), Brazil , and Madagascar . It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0 to 2,000 metres (0 to 6,562 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 centimetres (31 in).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Labichthys carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Gill, T. N. and J. A. Ryder, 1883 (5 Dec.) [ref. 1746] Diagnoses of new genera of nemichthyoid eels. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 6 (no. 381): 260-262.

Wikidata ☰ Q2556081 entry