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Dark deepwater snake-eel : ウィキペディア英語版 | Dark deepwater snake-eel
The dark deepwater snake-eel〔(Common names for ''Ophichthus aphotistos'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 (''Ophichthus aphotistos'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.〔(''Ophichthus aphotistos'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 It was described by John E. McCosker and Chen Yu-Yun in 2000.〔McCosker, J. E. and Y.-Y. Chen, 2000 (25028 ) ''A new species of deepwater snake-eel, Ophichthus aphotistos, with comments on Neenchelys retropinna (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan.'' Ichthyological Research v. 47 (no. 4): 353-357.〕 It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 36-1350 m (most commonly 250-350 m), and inhabits sand and mud. Specimens have been observed in burrows with only their heads exposed, or resting on sediment with their bodies curved in an S shape. Females can reach a maximum total length of 62.8 cm.〔 The specific epithet ''aphotistos'', meaning dark or obscure, refers both to the eel's appearance and its habitat.〔 ==References==
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