Cirricaecula johnsoni
Cirricaecula johnsoni, known commonly as the Fringelip snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Rongerik Atoll, Marshall Islands, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.[2]
| Cirricaecula johnsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirricaecula |
| Species: | C. johnsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirricaecula johnsoni L. P. Schultz, 1953 | |
Etymology
The fish was named in honor of Dr. Martin Johnson, who was at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.[4]
References
- Common names for Cirricaecula johnsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- Cirricaecula johnsoni at www.fishbase.org.
- Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.
- 1953, Schultz, L. P., Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands, Smithsonian Bulletin 202
- Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
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