Biology:Ophichthus menezesi
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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. menezesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus menezesi J. E. McCosker & E. B. Böhlke, 1984
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Ophichthus menezesi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 177 meters (581 ft).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ophichthus menezesi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.
Wikidata ☰ Q2741107 entry
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