FB-67911 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67911 Animalia Chordata Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae Chimaera Chimaera orientalis Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014 Red Sea flappy snake eel 2016-03-31 2024-03-06 Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani0 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-GeneralDescr-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 This species is seined on shallow sand bottom, at 0.5-1 m. Apparently very rare, or rarely encountered by divers or snorkelers, possibly also due to its cryptic burying habits (Ref. 103840). Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2016-04-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail length 66.4%, head length 6.6%, and body depth at gill opening 1.7% of total length; the dorsal-fin origin is well in advance of pectoral-fin base; elongate pectoral fin; posterior nostril a hole above the upper lip; a broad, succulent-leaf shaped flap near the anterior nostril; pores are small but conspicuous, SO 1 + 4, IO 4 + 2, POM 5 + 2, ST 3; teeth are small and conical, biserial on anterior part of upper jaw, biserial on lower jaw, a series of 6 vomerine teeth; colouration light brown, with numerous dark brown lines on head and pigment spots on upper half of body and dorsal and anal fins whitish; vertebral formula 5/64/193 (Ref. 103840). Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-Distribution-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2016-04-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Israel). Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-Uses-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 fisheries: of no interest Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-Size-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 37.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 103840)) Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67920 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-04-13 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67920 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 103840) Fricke, R., D. Golani and B. Appelbaum-Golani 2015 Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:56-66. (Ref. 103840)