Benthenchelys pacificus
| Benthenchelys pacificus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Benthenchelys |
| Species: | B. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthenchelys pacificus Castle, 1972
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Benthenchelys pacificus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae,[3] described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1972, originally as a subspecies of Benthenchelys cartieri.[4] It is a marine, deep-water-dwelling eel known only from its type locality in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It inhabits the pelagic zone.[3]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Benthenchelys pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T199105A2559541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199105A2559541.en. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Benthenchelys pacificus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthenchelys pacificus". FishBase.
- ^ Castle, P. H. J. (1972). "The eel genus Benthenchelys (Fam. Ophichthidae) in the Indo-Pacific". Dana Report. 82: 1–32.