| Ophichthus roseus | |
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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. roseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus roseus Tanaka, 1917 | |
Ophichthus roseus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Shigeho Tanaka in 1917. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ Ophichthus roseus at www.fishbase.org.
- Tanaka, S., 1917 Six new species of Japanese fishes. . Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 340): 37-40.
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| Ophichthus roseus | |
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