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Ophichthus genie

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

Ophichthus genie is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including New Caledonia and Maldives. It dwells at a depth range of 430 to 500 metres (1,410 to 1,640 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.7 centimetres (13.3 in).[1]

The species epithet "genie" was given in honour of ichthyologist Eugenia B. Böhlke.[1] (1929-2001), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[3]


References

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  1. ^ a b c Ophichthus genie at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E., 1999 [ref. 23699] Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonia region, southwest Pacific Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 180: 571-588.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.