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Plain snake eel

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Plain snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. unicolor
Binomial name
Ophichthus unicolor
Regan, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys unicolor Regan, 1908
  • Ophichthys triserialis Barnard, 1923
  • Ophichthys algoensis Barnard, 1925

The plain snake eel[2] (Ophichthus unicolor) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908.[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Algoa Bay, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Regan, C. T., 1908 [ref. 14355] A collection of fishes from the coasts of Natal, Zululand, and Cape Colony. Annals of the Natal Museum v. 1 (pt 3): 241-255, Pls. 37-42.