Chlopsis kazuko is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[1] It was described by Robert J. Lavenberg in 1988.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth of 93–97 m. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 11.3 cm.[1]
Chlopsis kazuko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Chlopsis |
Species: | C. kazuko
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Binomial name | |
Chlopsis kazuko Lavenberg, 1988
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The specific epithet honours Kazuko Nakamura, an archivist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who archived the Giles W. Mead ichthyological library.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Chlopsis kazuko Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Lavenberg, R. J., 1988 (Mar.) [ref. 6617] See ref. online Chlopsid eels of the eastern Pacific with a new species and descriptions of larval forms. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 42 (no. 2): 253-264.