Bigfin snake eel
The bigfin snake eel[2] (Ophichthus macrochir) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 0–25 metres, and inhabits sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 92 centimetres.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. macrochir |
Binomial name | |
Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853) | |
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References
- Synonyms of Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- Bleeker, P., 1853 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76.
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