Ophichthus vietnamensis

Ophichthus vietnamensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found on the central Vietnamese coast. This species reaches a length of 38 cm (15 in).[1]

Ophichthus vietnamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. vietnamensis
Binomial name
Ophichthus vietnamensis
V. Q. Vo, Y. Hibino & H. C. Ho, 2019

References

  1. Vo, Quang Van; Hibino, Yusuke; Ho, Hsuan-Ching (18 December 2019). "A New Species of the Snake Eel Genus Ophichthus, with Additional Records from Viet Nam (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae)". Zoological Studies. 58 (58): e43. doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-43. PMC 6971532. PMID 31966344.


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