Powellichthys

Powellichthys is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae. The sole species is Powellichthys ventriosus, which inhabits tropical reefs around the Cook Islands in the central western Pacific Ocean. It is a non-migratory species.[1]

Powellichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Powellichthys
J. L. B. Smith, 1966
Species:
P. ventriosus
Binomial name
Powellichthys ventriosus

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Powellichthys ventriosus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.


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