Rhinophichthus

Rhinophichthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus:
McCosker, 1999
Species:
R. penicillatus
Binomial name
Rhinophichthus penicillatus
McCosker, 1999

Rhinophichthus penicillatus is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It is the only member of its genus. It is known only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ Crosnier, Alain (1999). Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, Volume 20. Editions du Muséum. p. 581. ISBN 9782856535202. Rhinophichthus penicillatus sp. nov. Diagnosis. — Elongate ophichthids, subfamily Ophichthinae, tribe Ophichthini (sensu McCosker, 1977), with tail much longer than head and trunk


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