Ophisurus
Genus of fishes
| Ophisurus | |
|---|---|
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| Ophisurus serpens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Ophisurus Lacépède, 1800 |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
- Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ophisurus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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