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Manetail snake eel

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Species of fish

Manetail snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. urolophus
Binomial name
Ophichthus urolophus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Conger urolophus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The manetail snake eel (Ophichthus urolophus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846, originally under the genus Conger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep waters, but is found in muddy sediments in shallow waters on rare occasions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 61.5 centimetres (24.2 in).

The manetail snake eel's diet consists of benthic invertebrates.

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Temminck, C. J. and H. Schlegel, 1846 See Temminck & Schlegel 1843 . Parts 10-14: 173-269
  5. Food items reported for Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers
Ophichthus urolophus


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