Cirricaecula macdowelli explained

Cirricaecula macdowelli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 1993.^[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.8 centimetres.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Michael McDowell, an Australian tour operator, who has taken the describers to remote outposts in search of rare specimens.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cirricaecula-macdowelli.html Cirricaecula macdowelli
2. McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1993 (15 Aug.) [ref. 20826] Finless snake-eels of the genus Cirricaecula (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of C. macdowelli from Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (no. 2): 189-192.
3. Web site: Order ANGUILLIFORMES, Snake Eels: Family OPHICHTHIDAE; Subfamily OPHICHTHINAE Günther 1870 . 29 January 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 20 January 2023.