Monognathus boehlkei
| Monognathus boehlkei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.