Powellichthys is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae. The sole species is Powellichthys ventriosus, which inhabits tropical reefs around the Cook Islands in the central western Pacific Ocean. It is a non-migratory species.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Powellichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1966 |
| Species: | P. ventriosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Powellichthys ventriosus J. L. B. Smith, 1966
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. & Tighe, K. (2023). "Powellichthys ventriosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T195653A2397502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T195653A2397502.en. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Powellichthys ventriosus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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