Cirricaecula macdowelli

Cirricaecula macdowelli

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Cirricaecula macdowelli is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 1993. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Cirricaecula
Maximum length: 22.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Formosa Strait, south of Formosa Banks to P'enghu Ch'untao (Pescadores) Island, Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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