Ophichthus brasiliensis
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Ophichthus brasiliensis (Kaup, 1856)
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Ophichthus brasiliensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Centrurophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived).[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2572] Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1): 41-77.