Ophichthus limkouensis

Ophichthus limkouensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. limkouensis
Binomial name
Ophichthus limkouensis
Chen, 1929
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys limkouensis Chen, 1929

Ophichthus limkouensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen in 1929.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus limkouensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Ophichthus limkouensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Chen, J. T. F., 1929 [ref. 16075] A review of the Apodal fishes of Kwangtung. Bulletin of the Biology Department, Science College, Sun Yatsen University v. 1 (no. 1): 1-46, Pls. 1-3.
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