Hemerorhinus opici
| Hemerorhinus opici | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Hemerorhinus |
| Species: | H. opici
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemerorhinus opici | |
Hemerorhinus opici is an
total length of 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Pierre Opic, who was the one who provided the illustrations for Blache’s African anguilliform monographs.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hemerorhinus opici at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Blache, J. and M.-L. Bauchot, 1972 [ref. 304] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 13e note: les genres Verma, Apterichthus, Ichthyapus, Hemerorhinus, Caecula, Dalophis avec la description de deux genres nouveaux (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3): 692-773.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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