Benthenchelys cartieri
Benthenchelys cartieri is an eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 1168 m, and inhabits the pelagic zone.[1]
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References
- Benthenchelys cartieri at www.fishbase.org.
- Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
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