Ophichthus bicolor
Appearance
Ophichthus bicolor | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Ophichthus bicolor J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015
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Ophichthus bicolor, the bicolored snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels), found around Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 92.7 cm (36.5 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.E.; Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593.