Blind swamp eel
| Blind swamp eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Genus: | Ophisternon |
| Species: | O. infernale |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophisternon infernale (C. L. Hubbs, 1938) | |
The blind swamp eel (Ophisternon infernale) is a species of fish in the Synbranchidae family. It is endemic to Mexico where it lives in cave systems and is known in Spanish as the anguila ciega. It is also endangered.
References
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Ophisternon infernale. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 4 August 2007.
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