Biology:Lamnostoma

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lamnostoma
Lamnostoma kampeni.jpg
Lamnostoma kampeni
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Lamnostoma
Kaup, 1856
Species

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Lamnostoma is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Lamnostoma kampeni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Freshwater snake-eel)
  • Lamnostoma mindora (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908)
  • Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) (Oriental worm-eel)
  • Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) (Ocellated sand-eel)
  • Lamnostoma taylori (Herre, 1923)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2268706 entry