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Ophichthus fasciatus

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Species of fish

Ophichthus fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. fasciatus
Binomial name
Ophichthus fasciatus
(Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Microdonophis fasciatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981

Ophichthus fasciatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981, originally under the genus Microdonophis. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including China and the Peng-hu Islands. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Chu, Y.-T., H.-L. Wu and X.-B. Jin 1981 (Mar.) Four new species of the families Ophichthyidae and Neenchelidae. Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1): 21-27.
Taxon identifiers
Ophichthus fasciatus


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