Ophichthus grandoculis
Ophichthus grandoculis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. grandoculis |
Binomial name | |
Ophichthus grandoculis (Cantor, 1849) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophichthus grandoculis, known commonly as the Snake-eel in Malaysia,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Theodore Edward Cantor in 1849, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Malaysia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Cantor, T. E., 1849 (Oct.-Dec.) [ref. 715] Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2): i-xii + 983-1443, Pls. 1-14.