Lamnostoma mindora
| Lamnostoma mindora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Lamnostoma |
| Species: | L. mindora |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lamnostoma mindora is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson in 1908.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from Asia and Oceania, including the Philippines and New Guinea. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Lamnostoma mindora at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Lamnostoma mindora at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and R. E. Richardson, 1908 (16 Dec.) [ref. 2492] Fishes from islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907): 233-287.
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