Cirrhimuraena yuanding
Cirrhimuraena yuanding | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
Species: | C. yuanding
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhimuraena yuanding Tang & Zhang, 2003
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Cirrhimuraena yuanding is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by and in 2003.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the East China Sea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52 centimetres.[1]
The species epithet refers to Professor , the leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science in China.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Cirrhimuraena yuanding at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Tang, W.-Q., and C.-G. Zhang, 2003 [ref. 27147] A new species of the genus Cirrhimuraena from the East China Sea (Pisces, Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 28 (no. 3): 551-553.
Categories:
- Ophichthidae
- Fish described in 2003
- Ophichthidae stubs