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Suculentophichthus

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Suculentophichthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Suculentophichthus
R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015 [1]
Species:
S. nasus
Binomial name
Suculentophichthus nasus

Suculentophichthus nasus also known as the Red Sea flappy snake eel is a species of ophichthid fish found in Israel. This species occurs Eilat in Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Israel. This species is the only known member of the genus Suculentophichthus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fricke, R.; Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2015). "Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 16: 56–66.