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Suculentophichthus nasus Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015

Red Sea flappy snake eel
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Israel country information

Common names: Red Sea flappy snake eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Suculentophichthus nasus. Probably endemic to the Gulf of Aqaba (Ref. 103840).
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Main Ref: Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani, 2015
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Suculentophichthus: Name from the Latin 'suculentus' meaning succulent, referring to the succulent-leaf shaped snout appendages of the new genus, which are characteristic; and 'ophichthus' refers to its snake eel identity. The name also alludes to its similarity to Phyllophichthus.;  nasus: Name from Latin 'nasus' meaning nose, referring to the nose-like snout of the new species; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 103840).   Tropical

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