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Chauligenion camelopardalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Subfamily:
Ophichthinae
Genus:
Chauligenion

Species:
C. camelopardalis
Binomial name
Chauligenion camelopardalis

Chauligenion camelopardalis, also known as the Giraffe-spotted snake eel is a species of fish in the family Ophichthidae found in the Pacific Ocean. This species occurs at the west of Okinawa in the East China Sea. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b McCosker, J.E. & Okamoto, M. (2016): Chauligenion camelopardalis, a New Genus and Species of Deepwater Snake Eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the East China Sea. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 63 (9): 321-328.


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