Ophichthus Microstictus

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

Short description: Species of fish

Ophichthus microstictus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Tonga, Fiji, and New Caledonia. It dwells at a depth range of 362 to 450 metres (1,188 to 1,476 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.9 centimetres (19.3 in).^[1]

The species epithet "microstictus" means "small punctures" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the small pores on the eel's head.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ophichthus microstictus 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 microstictus 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.