Echelus pachyrhynchus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Echelus |
| Species: | E. pachyrhynchus
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| Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)
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Echelus pachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, Cape Verde, and Namibia. It dwells at a depth range of 200–500 metres, and inhabits burrows in mud or sand on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.5 centimetres.[2]
Echelus pachyrhynchus feeds primarily on bony fish.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Vaillant, L. L., 1888 [ref. 4496] Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Poissons. Paris. 1-406, Pls. 1-28.
- ^ Food items reported for Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
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