Chlopsis bidentatus
| Chlopsis bidentatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chlopsis |
| Species: | C. bidentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlopsis bidentatus Tighe & McCosker, 2003 | |
Chlopsis bidentatus is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[1] It was described by Kenneth A. Tighe and John E. McCosker in 2003.[2] It is a deep-water, marine eel which is known from New Caledonia and Fiji, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth range of 300–503 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.7 cm.[1]
The specific epithet, bidentatus, is a combination of the Latin words bi and dentatus, meaning "two-toothed". It refers to the vomerine dentition of the species, in two anterior, biserial rows, which is described as a distinctive feature.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Chlopsis bidentatus Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Tighe, K. A., and J. E. McCosker, 2003 [ref. 26920] Two new species of the genus Chlopsis (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Chlopsidae) from the southwestern Pacific. Zootaxa No. 236: 1-8.