Ophichthus fasciatus
| Ophichthus fasciatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. fasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus fasciatus (Chu, Wu & Jin, 1981) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
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]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/12/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.