Ophichthus exourus explained

Ophichthus exourus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia and Fiji, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 400mto520mm (1,300feetto1,710feetm). Males can reach a maximum total length of 66.9cm (26.3inches), while females can reach a maximum TL of 59cm (23inches).[1]

The species epithet "exourus" refers to the eel's tapered point.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ophichthus-exourus.html Ophichthus exourus
  2. McCosker, J. E., 1999 [ref. 23699] Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonia region, southwest Pacific Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 180: 571-588.

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