Ophisternon

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Ophisternon
Bengal Eel (O. bengalense)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae
Genus: Ophisternon
McClelland, 1844
Species

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Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Ophisternon aenigmaticum D. E. Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 (Obscure swamp eel)
  • Ophisternon afrum (Boulenger, 1909) (Guinea swamp eel)
  • Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 (Bengal eel)
  • Ophisternon candidum (Mees, 1962) (Blind cave eel)
  • Ophisternon gutturale (J. Richardson, 1845) (Australian swamp eel)
  • Ophisternon infernale (C. L. Hubbs, 1938) (Blind swamp eel)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ophisternon in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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