Ophichthus serpentinus

Ophichthus serpentinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. serpentinus
Binomial name
	Ophichthus serpentinus; Seale, 1917
Synonyms
	Ophichthys serpentinus Seale, 1917; Ophichthus karreri Blache, 1975; Ophichthus bennettai McCosker, 1986;

Ophichthus serpentinus, known commonly as the slender snake-eel in South Africa,^[2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Alvin Seale in 1917.^[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Namibia and South Africa. It dwells at a depth range of 235 to 490 metres (771 to 1,608 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 68 centimetres (27 in).^[3]

References[edit]

^ Synonyms of Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.
^ Common names for Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.
^ Seale, A., 1917 (May) [ref. 4001] New species of apodal fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4): 79-94.

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[1] Synonyms of Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.

[2] Common names for Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-3] Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org.

[Seale,_1917-4] Seale, A., 1917 (May) [ref. 4001] New species of apodal fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4): 79-94.

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