Cirrhimuraena yuanding
Cirrhimuraena yuanding is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Tang Wen-Qiao and Zhang Chun-Guang in 2003.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the East China Sea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52 centimetres.[1]
| Cirrhimuraena yuanding | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhimuraena |
| Species: | C. yuanding |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhimuraena yuanding Tang & Zhang, 2003 | |
The species epithet refers to Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding, the leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science in China.[1]
References
- Cirrhimuraena yuanding at www.fishbase.org.
- Tang, W.-Q., and C.-G. Zhang, 2003 [ref. 27147] A new species of the genus Cirrhimuraena from the East China Sea (Pisces, Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 28 (no. 3): 551-553.
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