Ophichthus echeloides
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. echeloides
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophichthus echeloides is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 51 centimetres (20 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus echeloides at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus echeloides at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.