Cirrhimuraena yuanding
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| Cirrhimuraena yuanding | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
| Species: | C. yuanding |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003 | |
Cirrhimuraena yuanding is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Tang Wen-Qiao and Zhang Chun-Guang in 2003.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the East China Sea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet refers to Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding, the leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science in China.[2]
