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Caecula kuro
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Caecula
Species:	C. kuro
Binomial name
Caecula kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
Synonyms
Aphthalmichthys kuro Kuroda, 1947 Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda, 1947) Yirrkala kuro (Kuroda, 1947)

Caecula kuro is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Nagamichi Kuroda in 1947. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (2.0 ft).

References

1. Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
3. Kuroda, N., 1947 Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.

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