Letharchus aliculatus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Letharchus |
Species: | L. aliculatus
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Binomial name | |
Letharchus aliculatus McCosker, 1974
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Letharchus aliculatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1974. [2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0 to 1 metre (0.0 to 3.3 ft), and inhabit sand sediments and rock tides. Males can reach a maximum total length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in). [1]