| Ophichthus brasiliensis | |
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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. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brasiliensis (
Kaup, 1856)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Ophichthus brasiliensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Centrurophis. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). [2]
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.
- Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p.
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| Ophichthus brasiliensis | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. brasiliensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus brasiliensis (
Kaup, 1856)
| |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Ophichthus brasiliensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Centrurophis. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived). [2]
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.
- Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p.
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| This Ophichthidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |