Rhinophichthus

Rhinophichthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Rhinophichthus; McCosker, 1999
Species:	R. penicillatus
Binomial name
	Rhinophichthus penicillatus; McCosker, 1999

Rhinophichthus penicillatus is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae.^[1] It is the only member of its genus. It is known only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of New Caledonia.

References[]

^ Crosnier, Alain (1999). Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, Volume 20. Editions du Muséum. p. 581. ISBN 9782856535202. Rhinophichthus penicillatus sp. nov. Diagnosis. — Elongate ophichthids, subfamily Ophichthinae, tribe Ophichthini (sensu McCosker, 1977), with tail much longer than head and trunk

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rhinophichthus penicillatus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[Crosnier_1999-1] Crosnier, Alain (1999). Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, Volume 20. Editions du Muséum. p. 581. ISBN 9782856535202. Rhinophichthus penicillatus sp. nov. Diagnosis. — Elongate ophichthids, subfamily Ophichthinae, tribe Ophichthini (sensu McCosker, 1977), with tail much longer than head and trunk

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