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Fowler's Snake Eel

Ophichthus fowleri

Classification

Ophichthus fowleri, also known as the Fowler's snake eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is a marine eel which is known from the eastern Central Pacific in Hawaii. Etymology The fish's patronym was not identified but it is certainly in honor of American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965), of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and a student of Jordan’s at Stanford University.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2