Short-maned sand-eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Phaenomonas |
Species: | P. cooperae
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Binomial name | |
Phaenomonas cooperae Palmer, 1970
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The Short-maned sand-eel[2] (Phaenomonas cooperae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Geoffrey Palmer in 1970.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, the Aldabra Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Marquesan Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth of 60 metres (200 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 59 centimetres (23 in).[3]