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Short-maned sand-eel

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Species of fish

Short-maned sand-eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Phaenomonas
Species: P. cooperae
Binomial name
Phaenomonas cooperae
Palmer, 1970
Synonyms
  • Phaenomonas cooperi Palmer, 1970

The Short-maned sand-eel (Phaenomonas cooperae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Geoffrey Palmer in 1970. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, the Aldabra Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Marquesan Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth of 60 metres (200 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 59 centimetres (23 in).

References

  1. Synonyms of Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Phaenomonas cooperae at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Palmer, G., 1970 (19 June) New records, and one new species, of teleost fishes from the Gilbert Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 19 (no. 6): 213-234.
Taxon identifiers
Phaenomonas cooperae


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