Ophichthus humanni explained

Ophichthus humanni is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 254mto300mm (833feetto1,000feetm). Males can reach a maximum total length of 66.9cm (26.3inches).^[1]

Etymology

The eel is named in honor of author and underwater photographer Paul Humann (b. 1937), who has supplied ichthyologists with his photographs and in the wild observations.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ophichthus-humanni.html Ophichthus humanni
2. McCosker, J. E., 2010 (14 June) [ref. 30840] Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39.
3. Web site: Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE . 30 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.