A new snake eel, Ophichthus bennettai, (Pisces: Ophichthidae) from off western South Africa

McCosker, John E; J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Title: A new snake eel, Ophichthus bennettai, (Pisces: Ophichthidae) from off western South Africa
Title: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.39
Creator: McCosker, John E
Creator: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Subject: Snake eels -- South Africa
Date Issued: 1986-07
Date: 1986-07
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70206
Identifier: vital:29634
Identifier: Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 39
Description: A new species of snake-eel, Ophichthus bennettai, Subfamily Ophichthinae, is described from a single specimen trawled in 372 m off western South Africa. It differs from all other ophichthines in its combination of mostly uniserial teeth, uniform brown coloration, and vertebral formula 17-63-167.
Format: 7 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Language: English
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
Relation: McCosker, J. E.(1986) A new snake eel, Ophichthus bennettai, (Pisces: Ophichthidae) from off western South Africa. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 39
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 39 1 7 July 1986 0075-2088 0-86810-133-8
Rights: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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