Benthenchelys cartieri
| Benthenchelys cartieri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Benthenchelys |
| Species: | B. cartieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthenchelys cartieri Fowler, 1934
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Benthenchelys cartieri is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 1168 m, and inhabits the pelagic zone.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Benthenchelys cartieri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
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