Ophichthus brevicaudatus

(Ophichthus brevicaudatus)

Description

Ophichthus brevicaudatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting, Wu Han-Lin and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from its type locality in the Taiwan Strait, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Anguilliformes

Family:Ophichthidae

Genus:Ophichthus

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