Biology:Labichthys carinatus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Labichthys carinatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Labichthys |
| Species: | L. carinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Labichthys carinatus T. N. Gill & Ryder, 1883
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Labichthys carinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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
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