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Faintsaddled snake eel

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Faintsaddled snake eel
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O. hyposagmatus
Binomial name
Ophichthus hyposagmatus
McCosker & Böhlke, 1984

The Faintsaddled snake eel[1] (Ophichthus hyposagmatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.