Biology:Shorthead snake-eel
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Short description: Species of fish
| Shorthead snake-eel | |
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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. marginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus marginatus (Peters, 1855)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The shorthead snake-eel[2] (Ophichthus marginatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1855, originally under the genus Ophiurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Aldabra and Mozambique. Its range was once reported to include Knysna, South Africa , but the specimen on which this claim was based has disappeared. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 centimetres (19 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ophichthus marginatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Ophichthus marginatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ophichthus marginatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Peters, W. (C. H.), 1855 [ref. 3449] Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Seefische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855: 428-466.
Wikidata ☰ Q2806510 entry
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