Ophisurus
Appearance
Ophisurus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Ophisurus Lacépède, 1800
|
Species | |
See text. |
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)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ophisurus in FishBase. June 2011 version.