Plain snake eel
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| Plain snake eel | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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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[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
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