Cirricaecula johnsoni
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Species: | C. johnsoni
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Binomial name | |
Cirricaecula johnsoni Schultz, 1953
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Cirricaecula johnsoni, known commonly as the Fringelip snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Rongerik Atoll, Marshall Islands, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.[2]
References[]
- ^ Common names for Cirricaecula johnsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Cirricaecula johnsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.
Categories:
- Ophichthidae
- Fish described in 1953
- Ophichthidae stubs