Ophichthus obtusus
Appearance
Ophichthus obtusus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. obtusus
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus obtusus |
Ophichthus obtusus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.