Ophichthus fasciatus

Ophichthus fasciatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981, originally under the genus Microdonophis.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including China and the Peng-hu Islands. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).[2]

Ophichthus fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. fasciatus
Binomial name
Ophichthus fasciatus
(Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981)
Synonyms[1]
  • Microdonophis fasciatus Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Chu, Y.-T. , H.-L. Wu and X.-B. Jin 1981 (Mar.) [ref. 21250] Four new species of the families Ophichthyidae and Neenchelidae. Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1): 21-27.


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