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Ophichthus mystacinus

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Ophichthus mystacinus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 371 to 824 metres (1,217 to 2,703 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.9 centimetres (16.9 in).[1]

The species epithet "mystacinus" means "mustachioed" in Greek.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ophichthus mystacinus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E., 1999 [ref. 23699] Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonia region, southwest Pacific Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 180: 571-588.
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Ophichthus mystacinus: Brief Summary

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Ophichthus mystacinus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 371 to 824 metres (1,217 to 2,703 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.9 centimetres (16.9 in).

The species epithet "mystacinus" means "mustachioed" in Greek.

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