Ophichthus aniptocheilos

Short description: Species of fish

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

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.
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.

Wikidata ☰ Q6411713 entry

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