Ophichthus arneutes
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| Ophichthus arneutes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. arneutes |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus arneutes J. E. McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998 | |
Ophichthus arneutes is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1998.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Galapagos Islands, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 434 to 557 m (1,424 to 1,827 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 30.6 cm (12.0 in).[1]
The specific epithet arneutes means "diver" in Greek, and refers simultaneously to the depth at which the species is found, and to the method of capture.[1]
