Ophichthus microstictus

Species of fish

Ophichthus microstictus

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Ophichthidae
Genus:  | Ophichthus
Species:  |

O. microstictus

Binomial name
Ophichthus microstictus

J. E. McCosker, 2010

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[edit]

1. ^ a b c Ophichthus microstictus 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.

Taxon identifiers

Ophichthus microstictus|

* Wikidata: Q6411432
* Wikispecies: Ophichthus microstictus
* CoL: 49VJ2
* FishBase: 65568
* GBIF: 5961031
* iNaturalist: 618562
* IRMNG: 11768654
* IUCN: 199669
* OBIS: 712424
* Open Tree of Life: 3643326
* WoRMS: 712424

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