Ophichthus manilensis

Ophichthus manilensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Ophichthus manilensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. manilensis
Binomial name
Ophichthus manilensis
Herre, 1923

References

  1. Ophichthus manilensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Herre, A. W. C. T. 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.


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