Ophichthus echeloides
| Ophichthus echeloides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. echeloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona, 1928) | |
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Ophichthus echeloides is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 51 centimetres (20 in).[2]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Ophichthus echeloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199310A2581124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199310A2581124.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophichthus echeloides". FishBase.
- ^ D'Ancona, U. (1928). Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24 (in Italian). Vol. 146. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano.