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Ophichthus bicolor

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Species of eel

Ophichthus bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. bicolor
Binomial name
Ophichthus bicolor
J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015

Ophichthus bicolor, the bicolored snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels), found around Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 92.7 cm (36.5 in).

References

  1. McCosker, J.E.; Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593.
Taxon identifiers
Ophichthus bicolor


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