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Ophichthus aniptocheilos

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Ophichthus aniptocheilos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. aniptocheilos
Binomial name
Ophichthus aniptocheilos

Ophichthus aniptocheilos is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel known from Tonga, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 391 to 421 m (1,283 to 1,381 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 14.2 cm (5.6 in).[1]

The species epithet aniptocheilos means "unwashed lips" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the colouring of the face.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) [ref. 30840] Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39.