Ophichthus aniptocheilos
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Ophichthus aniptocheilos is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel known from Tonga, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 391 to 421 m (1,283 to 1,381 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 14.2 cm (5.6 in).[1]
The species epithet aniptocheilos means "unwashed lips" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the colouring of the face.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) [ref. 30840] Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39.
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