Caecula kuro
| Caecula kuro | |
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| 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) | |
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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).