Ophisurus
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| Ophisurus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophisurus Lacépède, 1800 |
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Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
- Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ophisurus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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