Cirricaecula macdowelli

Cirricaecula macdowelli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 1993.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.8 centimetres.[1]

Cirricaecula macdowelli
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C. macdowelli
Binomial name
Cirricaecula macdowelli
McCosker & Randall, 1993

References

  1. Cirricaecula macdowelli at www.fishbase.org.
  2. McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1993 (15 Aug.) [ref. 20826] Finless snake-eels of the genus Cirricaecula (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of C. macdowelli from Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (no. 2): 189-192.


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