Ophisurus
| Ophisurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Anguilliformes | 
| Family: | Ophichthidae | 
| Genus: | Ophisurus Lacépède, 1800 | 
| Species | |
| See text. | |
Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
- Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ophisurus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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