Benthenchelys indicus explained

Benthenchelys indicus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae,[1] described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1972, originally as a subspecies of Benthenchelys cartieri.[2] It is a marine, deep-water-dwelling eel known only from its type locality in the eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits the pelagic zone.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Benthenchelys-indicus.html Benthenchelys indicus
  2. Castle, P. H. J., 1972 [ref. 6968] The eel genus Benthenchelys (Fam. Ophichthidae) in the Indo-Pacific. Dana Report No. 82: 1-32.

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