Giraffe-spotted snake eel
Chauligenion camelopardalis, also known as the giraffe-spotted snake eel, is a species of fish in the family Ophichthidae found in the Pacific Ocean. This species occurs at the west of Okinawa in the East China Sea. This species is the only known member of the genus Chauligenion.[1]
| Giraffe-spotted snake eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Chauligenion McCosker & Okamoto, 2016 [1] |
| Species: | C. camelopardalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chauligenion camelopardalis | |
References
- McCosker, J.E. & Okamoto, M. (2016): Chauligenion camelopardalis, a New Genus and Species of Deepwater Snake Eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the East China Sea. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 63 (9): 321-328.
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