Chlopsis olokun is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[2] It was described by Charles Richard Robins and Catherine H. Robins in 1966, originally under the genus Xenoconger.[3] It is a marine, deep-water eel which is known from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It typically dwells at a depth of 46–200 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30.2 cm. They originate from the island of Naiasookcuk in French Polynesia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chlopsis |
| Species: | C. olokun
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlopsis olokun (C. R. Robins & C. H. Robins, 1966)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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References edit
- ^ Synonyms of Chlopsis olokun at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Chlopsis olokun at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Robins, C. R., and C. H. Robins, 1966 [ref. 9059] The R/V Pillsbury deep-sea biological expedition to the Gulf of Guinea, 1964-65. 5. Xenoconger olukun, a new xenocongrid eel from the Gulf of Guinea. Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami) No. 4 (pt 1): 117-124.
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