Hemerorhinus opici is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1972.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal and Angola. It inhabits shallow waters near to shore, and forms burrows in sand and mud substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Hemerorhinus |
| Species: | H. opici
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Pierre Opic, who was the one who provided the illustrations for Blache’s African anguilliform monographs.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Hemerorhinus opici". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199038A2552491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199038A2552491.en. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Hemerorhinus opici at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Blache, J. and M.-L. Bauchot, 1972 [ref. 304] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 13e note: les genres Verma, Apterichthus, Ichthyapus, Hemerorhinus, Caecula, Dalophis avec la description de deux genres nouveaux (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3): 692-773.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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