''Ophichthus aniptocheilos'' is an

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

in the family Ophichthidae.''Ophichthus aniptocheilos''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by

John E. McCosker John Edward McCosker is an American ichthyologist and as has been part of expeditions to many countries such as Antarctic, Australia, and the Galapagos. After extensive study and ten expeditions he is one of the foremost experts on the Galapag ...

in 2010.McCosker, J. E. 2010 (14 June) ef. 30840''Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species.'' Zootaxa No. 2505: 1-39. It is a

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, deep water-dwelling eel known from

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, in the eastern central

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. It dwells at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum

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of . The species epithet ''aniptocheilos'' means "unwashed lips" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the colouring of the face.

References

Fish described in 2010 Taxa named by John E. McCosker aniptocheilos {{Ophichthidae-stub