FB-59351 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59351 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Knipowitschia Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995 Dark deepwater snake-eel Sünk teravsabaangerjas 2002-04-08 2021-10-11 Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen0 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) McCosker, J.E.0 Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa 2505:1-39. (Ref. 84366) McCosker, J.E.0 A new species of deepwater snake eel, Ophichthus pullus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from Angola and Guinea-Bissau. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(36):669-674. (Ref. 86730) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) FB-GeneralDescr-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2011-04-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution This species is captured by trawl over sand and muddy bottom between 36-1350 and observed from submersibles to be most abundant between 250-350 m, with only the heads exposed over sandy substrates or resting on the sediment with their bodies in S-shaped curves (Ref. 86730). Mature females collected 48-62.8 cm TL (Ref. 40865). McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen 2000 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Body uniformly grayish or brown to nearly black. Dorsal fin origin well behind pectoral fin tips; pectoral fin rounded, not elongate and well-developed. Posterior nostril a hole above the upper lip, covered by a flap that extends to or below the edge of the mouth. Upper lip lacks barbels between anterior and posterior nostrils. Pores small but conspicuous, SO 1 + 4, IO 4 + 2, POM 6 +2. Teeth small and conical, biserial on anterior vomer and jaws (Ref. 40865). McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen 2000 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) FB-Morphology-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Vertebrae: 158 - 162 McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen 2000 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) FB-Distribution-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen 2000 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) FB-Uses-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2011-04-12 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2011-04-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 62.8 cm TL (female) McCosker, J.E. and Y.-Y. Chen 2000 A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(4):353-357. (Ref. 40865) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Robbie N. Cada General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-59358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-04-08 00:00:00 2011-04-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59358 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 36 - 1350 m (Ref. 86730), usually 250 - 350 m (Ref. 86730) McCosker, J.E. 2005 A new species of deepwater snake eel, Ophichthus pullus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from Angola and Guinea-Bissau. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(36):669-674. (Ref. 86730) McCosker, J.E. 2005 A new species of deepwater snake eel, Ophichthus pullus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from Angola and Guinea-Bissau. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(36):669-674. (Ref. 86730)