Ophichthus tsuchidae

Ophichthus tsuchidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. tsuchidae
Binomial name
Ophichthus tsuchidae
Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Ophichthus tsuchidae is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901.[2] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ophichthus tsuchidae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Jordan, D. S. and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.


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