Ophichthus menezesi
Ophichthus menezesi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke 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 metres (581 ft).[1]
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References
- 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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