Ophichthus fasciatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus fasciatus (Y. T. Chu, H. L. Wu & X. B. Jin, 1981)
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Ophichthus fasciatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Chu Yuan-Ting and Jin Xin-Bo in 1981, originally under the genus Microdonophis.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including China and the Peng-hu Islands. Males can reach a maximum total length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in).[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Chu, Y.-T., H.-L. Wu and X.-B. Jin 1981 (Mar.) [ref. 21250] Four new species of the families Ophichthyidae and Neenchelidae. Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1): 21-27.