Ophichthus retrodorsalis
| Ophichthus retrodorsalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. retrodorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus retrodorsalis D. Liu, W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2010 | |
Ophichthus retrodorsalis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found along the Pacific coast of China.[1]
The species has been moved to the genus Pisodonophis and future studies may prove that this species is synonymous to Pisodonophis boro. [2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophichthus retrodorsalis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Hibino Y, Ho H-C, Huang J-F (2024) Descriptions of two new dark-body snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. In: Ho H-C, Russell B, Hibino Y, Lee M-Y (Eds) Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 63-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1220.126337