FB-70564 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70564 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Curculionichthys Curculionichthys monolechis Moaris, Gamarra & Reis, 2024 McCosker's snake eel 2024-04-19 2024-04-19 Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra0 <i>Ophichthus johnmccoskeri</i> sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2):251-256. (Ref. 129615) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-04-30 00:00:00 2024-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70575 This moderate-sized species is distinguished by the following characters: preanal length 2-6 in TL; DFO well behind the pectoral-fin tip; pectoral fin well developed and rounded; posterior nostril a hole in the upper lip opening towards the mouth and covered by a flap; single barbel between the anterior and posterior nostrils; teeth elongated, conical and sharp, vomerine teeth biserial anteriorly, multi- to triserial and biserial medially, and in a single row posteriorly, while maxillary teeth biserial anteriorly and triserial posteriorly, lower jaw teeth in a single row followed by biserial and triserial teeth posteriorly, tip of lower jaw toothless; vertebrae, predorsal 24, preanal 51-52, total 156-158 (Ref. 129615). Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra 2018 <i>Ophichthus johnmccoskeri</i> sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2):251-256. (Ref. 129615) FB-Morphology-70575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-04-30 00:00:00 2024-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70575 Vertebrae: 156 - 158 Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra 2018 <i>Ophichthus johnmccoskeri</i> sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2):251-256. (Ref. 129615) FB-Distribution-70575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-04-30 00:00:00 2024-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70575 Eastern Indian Ocean: India. Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra 2018 <i>Ophichthus johnmccoskeri</i> sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2):251-256. (Ref. 129615) FB-Size-70575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-04-30 00:00:00 2024-04-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70575 36.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 129615)) Mohapatra, A., D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty and S.S. Mishra 2018 <i>Ophichthus johnmccoskeri</i> sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2):251-256. (Ref. 129615) 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-70575 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-04-30 00:00:00 2024-04-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70575 demersal; marine