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Plain snake eel

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Species of fish

Plain snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. unicolor
Binomial name
Ophichthus unicolor
Regan, 1908
Synonyms
  • Ophichthys unicolor Regan, 1908
  • Ophichthys triserialis Barnard, 1923
  • Ophichthys algoensis Barnard, 1925

The plain snake eel (Ophichthus unicolor) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Algoa Bay, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Regan, C. T., 1908 A collection of fishes from the coasts of Natal, Zululand, and Cape Colony. Annals of the Natal Museum v. 1 (pt 3): 241-255, Pls. 37-42.
Taxon identifiers
Ophichthus unicolor


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