Rhinophichthus penicillatus

Rhinophichthus penicillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Rhinophichthus McCosker, 1999
Species:	R. penicillatus
Binomial name
*Rhinophichthus penicillatus* McCosker, 1999

Rhinophichthus penicillatus is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae.^[1] It is the only member of its genus. It is known only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of New Caledonia.

References

↑ Crosnier, Alain (1999). Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, Volume 20. Editions du Muséum. p. 581. ISBN 9782856535202. Rhinophichthus penicillatus sp. nov. Diagnosis. — Elongate ophichthids, subfamily Ophichthinae, tribe Ophichthini (sensu McCosker, 1977), with tail much longer than head and trunk

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinophichthus penicillatus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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