Ophichthus Aniptocheilos

Ophichthus aniptocheilos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. aniptocheilos
Binomial name
	Ophichthus aniptocheilos; J. E. McCosker, 2010

Short description: Species of fish

Ophichthus aniptocheilos is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel known from Tonga, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 391 to 421 m (1,283 to 1,381 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 14.2 cm (5.6 in).^[1]

The species epithet aniptocheilos means "unwashed lips" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the colouring of the face.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.
↑ McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) [ref. 30840] Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39.

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[Fishbase-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.

[McCosker,_2010-2] McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) [ref. 30840] Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39.