Ophichthus brasiliensis
| Ophichthus brasiliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brasiliensis (Kaup, 1856) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophichthus brasiliensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Centrurophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived).[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.
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