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Chlopsis bidentatus

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Chlopsis bidentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  1. ^ a b c Chlopsis bidentatus Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ 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.