Monognathus boehlkei
| Monognathus boehlkei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Monognathidae |
| Genus: | Monognathus |
| Species: | M. boehlkei
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| Binomial name | |
| Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & J. G. Nielsen, 1987
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Monognathus boehlkei is a deep-sea eel inhabiting all oceans at depths up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Little is known of this species.[2][3]
Description
[edit]The species is characterized by a distinctive high number of anal fin rays and a short, blunt head with a straight lower jaw. It is unpigmented or transparent, with five or six spots of pigment along the body. Individuals are sized at around 55–70 millimetres (2.2–2.8 in) in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Monognathus boehlkei is found mainly in the eastern and western Atlantic ocean.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of James E. Böhlke (1930–1982),of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, because of his valuable contribution to the study of the apodal fishes. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, J. (2019). "Monognathus boehlkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T68064271A131494046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T68064271A131494046.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ a b c BÖHLKE, EUGENIA B.; BÖHLKE, JAMES E.; LEIBY, MARK M.; McCOSKER, JOHN E.; BERTELSEN, E.; ROBINS, CATHERINE H.; ROBINS, C. RICHARD; SMITH, DAVID G.; TIGHE, KENNETH A. (1989). Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes: Part 9, Volume 1. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-1-933789-19-4. JSTOR j.ctvbcd0dm.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Monognathus boehlkei Bertelsen & Nielsen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MONOGNATHIDAE Trewavas 1937 (Onejaw Gulpers)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 February 2025.