Biology:Monognathus boehlkei

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Monognathus boehlkei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Monognathidae
Genus: Monognathus
Species:
M. boehlkei
Binomial name
Monognathus boehlkei
Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987

Monognathus boehlkei is a deep-sea eel inhabiting all oceans at depths up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Little is known of this species.[2][3]

Description

The species is characterized by a distinctive high number of anal fin rays and a short, blunt head with a straight lower jaw. It is unpigmented or transparent, with five or six spots of pigment along the body. Individuals are sized at around 55–70 millimetres (2.2–2.8 in) in length.[2]

Distribution

Monognathus boehlkei is found mainly in the eastern and western Atlantic ocean.[2]

References

  1. Moore, J. (2019). "Monognathus boehlkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T68064271A131494046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T68064271A131494046.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68064271/131494046. Retrieved 26 August 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 BÖHLKE, EUGENIA B.; BÖHLKE, JAMES E.; LEIBY, MARK M.; McCOSKER, JOHN E.; BERTELSEN, E.; ROBINS, CATHERINE H.; ROBINS, C. RICHARD; SMITH, DAVID G. et al. (1989). Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes: Part 9, Volume 1. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-1-933789-19-4. 
  3. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127167. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3191949 entry