Powellichthys
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Powellichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1966 |
Species: | P. ventriosus
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Binomial name | |
Powellichthys ventriosus J. L. B. Smith, 1966
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Powellichthys is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae. The sole species is Powellichthys ventriosus, which inhabits tropical reefs around the Cook Islands in the central western Pacific Ocean. It is a non-migratory species.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Powellichthys ventriosus". FishBase. June 2011 version.