Lamnostoma taylori | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Lamnostoma |
Species: | L. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Lamnostoma taylori (
Herre, 1923)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lamnostoma taylori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923, originally under the genus Caecula. [3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from the Philippines in Asia, where it inhabits rivers near the sea. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in). [2]
Named in honor of herpetologist Edward H. Taylor (1889-1978), Chief of Fisheries in the Philippines. [4]
Lamnostoma taylori | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Lamnostoma |
Species: | L. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Lamnostoma taylori (
Herre, 1923)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lamnostoma taylori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923, originally under the genus Caecula. [3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from the Philippines in Asia, where it inhabits rivers near the sea. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in). [2]
Named in honor of herpetologist Edward H. Taylor (1889-1978), Chief of Fisheries in the Philippines. [4]