Caecula kuro
Caecula kuro | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Caecula |
Species: | C. kuro |
Binomial name | |
Caecula kuro (Kuroda, 1947) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Caecula kuro is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Nagamichi Kuroda in 1947.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kuroda, N., 1947 [ref. 29505] Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.
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