Ophichthus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

Ophichthus
Ophichthus puncticeps
Ophichthus urolophus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Ophichthus
J. N. Ahl, 1789

Species

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There are currently around 80 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b McCosker, J.E.; Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593.
  2. ^ a b c d Four new deepwater Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan with a redescription of Ophichthus pallens (Richardson 1848), Y Hibino, JE McCosker, F Tashiro - Ichthyological Research, 2019
  3. ^ a b McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. (2012): Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 1-16.