Snubnose snake eel
| Snubnose snake eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brevirostris McCosker & Ross, 2007 | |
The snubnose snake eel[1] (Ophichthus brevirostris) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Steve W. Ross in 2007.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from North Carolina, USA, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 370 to 440 meters (1,210 to 1,440 ft). Females can reach a total length of 29.2 centimeters (11.5 in).[2]
The species epithet "brevirostris" means "short muzzle" in Latin, and is treated as a noun in apposition.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Ophichthus brevirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Ophichthus brevirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. and S. W. Ross, 2007 (28 Dec.) [ref. 29436] A new deepwater species of snake eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from North Carolina. Copeia 2007 (no. 4): 783-787.