Pisodonophis copelandi

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Pisodonophis copelandi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Pisodonophis
Species:
P. copelandi
Binomial name
Pisodonophis copelandi
Herre, 1953
Synonyms [1]
  • Pisoodonophis copelandiHerre, 1953

Pisodonophis copelandi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1953. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 30.8 centimetres (12.1 in). [2]

Named in honor of botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland (1873-1964), who was a founder of the Philippine College of Agriculture. [4]


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References

  1. Synonyms of Pisodonophis copelandi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Pisodonophis copelandi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Herre, A. W. C. T., 1953 [ref. 11046] Eight additions to the Philippine fish fauna, including three new species. Philippine Journal of Science v. 82 (no. 1): 9-14.
  4. 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 22 March 2021.