Ophichthus grandoculis

(Ophichthus grandoculis)

Description

Ophichthus grandoculis, known commonly as the Snake-eel in Malaysia, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Theodore Edward Cantor in 1849, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Malaysia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Ophichthidae
Genus:Ophichthus
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