Caecula kuro is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Nagamichi Kuroda in 1947.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (2.0 ft).[2]
| Caecula kuro | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Caecula |
| Species: | C. kuro
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| Binomial name | |
| Caecula kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kuroda, N., 1947 [ref. 29505] Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.
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