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)
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 |
Type species | |
Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
See text. |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophisurus". FishBase. June 2011 version.