Ophichthus rotundus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Chung-Lyul Lee and Hirotoshi Asano in 1997.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Korea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 79.3 centimeters (31.2 in).[1]
Ophichthus rotundus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. rotundus
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus rotundus Lee & Asano, 1997
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References
edit- ^ a b Ophichthus rotundus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Lee, C.-L. and H. Asano, 1997 (Dec.) [ref. 23711] A new ophichthid eel, Ophichthus rotundus (Ophichthidae, Anguilliformes) from Korea. Korean Journal of Biological Sciences v. 1 (no. 14): 549-552.