| Ophichthus aniptocheilos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010. 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).
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.
References
- ^ Ophichthus aniptocheilos at www.fishbase.org.
- McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) 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 | |
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| Ophichthus aniptocheilos | |
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