Ophichthus grandoculis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. grandoculis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus grandoculis (Cantor, 1849)
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Ophichthus grandoculis, known commonly as the snake-eel in Malaysia,[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Theodore Edward Cantor in 1849, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Malaysia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3]
References[]
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Cantor, T. E., 1849 (Oct.-Dec.) [ref. 715] Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2): i-xii + 983-1443, Pls. 1-14.
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