Benthenchelys indicus

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Benthenchelys indicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Benthenchelys
Species:
B. indicus
Binomial name
Benthenchelys indicus
Castle, 1972
Synonyms [2]
  • Benthenchelys cartieri indicusCastle, 1972

Benthenchelys indicus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae, [3] described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1972, originally as a subspecies of Benthenchelys cartieri . [4] It is a marine, deep-water-dwelling eel known only from its type locality in the eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits the pelagic zone. [3]

References

  1. ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Benthenchelys indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T199250A2574824. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199250A2574824.en . Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Benthenchelys indicus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthenchelys indicus". FishBase .
  4. ↑ Castle, P. H. J. (1972). "The eel genus Benthenchelys (Fam. Ophichthidae) in the Indo-Pacific". Dana Report. 82: 1–32.


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