Biology:Ophichthus asakusae
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Short description: Species of fish
| Ophichthus asakusae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. asakusae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus asakusae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
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Ophichthus asakusae is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 70 centimetres (28 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Asakusa Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, which supplied the holotype.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ophichthus asakusae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.
- ↑ "Family OPHICHTHIDAE Günther 1870 (Snake Eels and Worm Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ophichthidae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5602576 entry
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