Cirricaecula macdowelli
| Cirricaecula macdowelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirricaecula |
| Species: | C. macdowelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirricaecula macdowelli McCosker & Randall, 1993 | |
Cirricaecula macdowelli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 1993.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.8 centimetres.[1]
References
- 1 2 Cirricaecula macdowelli at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1993 (15 Aug.) [ref. 20826] Finless snake-eels of the genus Cirricaecula (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of C. macdowelli from Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (no. 2): 189-192.
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