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Benthenchelys cartieri

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Benthenchelys cartieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Benthenchelys
Species:
B. cartieri
Binomial name
Benthenchelys cartieri
Fowler, 1934

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

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  1. ^ a b Benthenchelys cartieri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ 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.