Biology:Ophichthus shaoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. shaoi
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| Ophichthus shaoi J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015
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Ophichthus shaoi, the long-bodied snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found around Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 62.3 cm (24.5 in).[1][2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and marine ecologist Kwang-Tsao Shao (b. 1951) of the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ophichthus shaoi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ McCosker, J.E.; Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt04060p085.pdf.
- ↑ "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/anguilliformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q22105972 entry
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