Английская Википедия:Echelus pachyrhynchus

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Echelus pachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, Cape Verde, and Namibia. It dwells at a depth range of 200–500 metres, and inhabits burrows in mud or sand on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.5 centimetres.[1]

Echelus pachyrhynchus feeds primarily on bony fish.[3]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Vaillant, L. L., 1888 [ref. 4496] Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Poissons. Paris. 1-406, Pls. 1-28.
  3. Food items reported for Echelus pachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.