Fringe-lipped worm-eel
| Fringe-lipped worm-eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Schultzidia |
| Species: | S. retropinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schultzidia retropinnis (Fowler, 1934) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Fringe-lipped worm-eel[2] (Schultzidia retropinnis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Taratara Island, Samar Island, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Solomon Island. It dwells at a maximum depth of 48 metres (157 ft), and inhabits benthic sand sediments in coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).[3]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Schultzidia retropinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Schultzidia retropinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Schultzidia retropinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.