Biology:Ophichthus brachynotopterus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. brachynotopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brachynotopterus Karrer, 1983
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Ophichthus brachynotopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Christine Karrer in 1983.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Madagascar , in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range 355 to 580 metres (1,165 to 1,903 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.6 centimetres (16.4 in).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ophichthus brachynotopterus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Karrer, C. 1983 [ref. 5679] Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale v. 23 (for 1982): 1-116.
Wikidata ☰ Q2227646 entry
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