Ophichthus menezesi

Ophichthus menezesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. menezesi
Binomial name
	Ophichthus menezesi; J. E. McCosker & , 1984

Ophichthus menezesi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and in 1984.^[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 177 meters (581 ft).^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Ophichthus menezesi at www.fishbase.org.
^ McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.

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[Fishbase-1] Ophichthus menezesi at www.fishbase.org.

[2] McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.

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