Ophichthus roseus

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Ophichthus roseus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. roseus
Binomial name
Ophichthus roseus
Tanaka, 1917

Ophichthus roseus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Shigeho Tanaka in 1917.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ophichthus roseus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Tanaka, S., 1917 [ref. 17353] Six new species of Japanese fishes. [See second article with same title, author, date.]. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 340): 37-40.


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