Caecula kuro

Caecula kuro
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Caecula
Species:	C. kuro
Binomial name
	Caecula kuro; (Kuroda, 1947)
Synonyms
	Aphthalmichthys kuro Kuroda, 1947; Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda, 1947); Yirrkala kuro (Kuroda, 1947);

Caecula kuro is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Nagamichi Kuroda in 1947.^[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (2.0 ft).^[2]

References[]

^ Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
^ Kuroda, N., 1947 [ref. 29505] Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.

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[1] Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.

[Kuroda,_1947-3] Kuroda, N., 1947 [ref. 29505] Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.

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