Chlopsis kazuko
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| Chlopsis kazuko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chlopsis |
| Species: | C. kazuko |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlopsis kazuko Lavenberg, 1988 | |
Chlopsis kazuko is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[1] It was described by Robert J. Lavenberg in 1988.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth of 93–97 m. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 11.3 cm.[1]
The specific epithet honours Kazuko Nakamura, an archivist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who archived the Giles W. Mead ichthyological library.[1]
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