Ethadophis foresti
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| Species: | E. foresti
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| Ethadophis foresti (Cadenat & Roux, 1964)
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Ethadophis foresti is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jean Cadenat and Charles Roux in 1964.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to Cape Verde, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–30 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in mud or sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.1 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Ethadophis foresti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ethadophis foresti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Cadenat, J. and C. Roux, 1964 [ref. 1450] Résultats scientifiques des campagnes de la "Calypso". Iles du Cap Vert. 3. Poissons téléostéens. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique Monaco (New Series) v. 41: 81-102.
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