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Ophichthus stenopterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. stenopterus
Binomial name
Ophichthus stenopterus Cope, 1871
Synonyms
Ophichthys stenopterus Cope, 1871

Ophichthus stenopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1871. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.

References

1. Synonyms of Ophichthus stenopterus at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Ophichthus stenopterus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Cope, E. D., 1871 Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.

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