Ophichthus naga
Ophichthus naga, the deepwater demonic snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was collected off Myanmar. [1]
| Ophichthus naga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. naga |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus naga J. E. McCosker & Psomadakis, 2018 | |
Etymology
The name Nāga, means a seagoing, serpentine dragon-like being in the Buddhist religion that has great powers and are able to swim through the solid earth as if it was water, a behavior not unlike that of ophichthid snake eels.[2]
References
- Mccosker, J. E.; Psomadakis, P. N. (2018). Snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Myanmar (Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa. 4526(1): 71.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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