Species of fish
The dottedline snake eel[1] (Ophichthus omorgmus) is a species of eels in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 183 meters.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Ophichthus omorgmus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus omorgmus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E., and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31.