Chlopsis slusserorum
Appearance
Chlopsis slusserorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Chlopsis |
Species: | C. slusserorum
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Binomial name | |
Chlopsis slusserorum Tighe & McCosker, 2003
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Chlopsis slusserorum 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 marine, deep-water eel which is known from Fiji and the Solomon Islands, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth of 366–487 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 14.1 cm.[1]
The specific epithet honours Marion and Willis Slusser, whom the authors credit with supporting research and education in natural history.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chlopsis slusserorum 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.