Suculentophichthus nasus

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Suculentophichthus
Species: Suculentophichthus nasus

Name

Suculentophichthus nasus Fricke et al., 2015

• Holotype: HUJ 20382.

Type locality: Red Sea, Israel, Eilat, North beach, 29°32’40" N 34°58’21" E, 0.5–1 m depth.

Etymology: The name of the species, nasus (Latin), means nose. The name refers to the nose-like snout of the species.

Synonyms

• Succulentophichthus nasus Fricke, et al., 2015 (err. spell.)

Vernacular names

English: Red Sea Flappy Snake Eel

References

• Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. 2015. Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: 56–66. PDF. Reference page.