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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
Genus: | Rhinophichthus McCosker, 1999 |
Species: | R. penicillatus
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Binomial name | |
Rhinophichthus penicillatus McCosker, 1999
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References
edit- ^ 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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinophichthus penicillatus". FishBase. June 2011 version.