Lamnostoma taylori
| Lamnostoma taylori | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Lamnostoma |
| Species: | L. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamnostoma taylori (Herre, 1923) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lamnostoma taylori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923, originally under the genus Caecula.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from the Philippines in Asia, where it inhabits rivers near the sea. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Lamnostoma taylori at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Lamnostoma taylori at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.
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