Cirricaecula macdowelli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 1993.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 22.8 centimetres.[1]
| Cirricaecula macdowelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Cirricaecula |
| Species: | C. macdowelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirricaecula macdowelli McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1993
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Etymology edit
The fish is named in honor of Michael McDowell, an Australian tour operator, who has taken the describers to remote outposts in search of rare specimens.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Cirricaecula macdowelli at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1993 (15 Aug.) [ref. 20826] Finless snake-eels of the genus Cirricaecula (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of C. macdowelli from Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (no. 2): 189-192.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (20 January 2023). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES, Snake Eels: Family OPHICHTHIDAE; Subfamily OPHICHTHINAE Günther 1870" (PDF). The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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