Evips
Evips percinctus, or the False saddled snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Palau, occurring in reef environments.
| Evips | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Evips McCosker, 1972 |
| Species: | E. percinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Evips percinctus McCosker, 1972 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Evips percinctus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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