Ophichthus machidai

Species of fish

Ophichthus machidai

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Ophichthidae
Genus:  | Ophichthus
Species:  |

O. machidai

Binomial name
Ophichthus machidai

J. E. McCosker, S. Ide & Endo, 2012

Ophichthus machidai is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.

## Etymology

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The eel is named in honor of ichthyologist Yoshihiko Machida, who guided Sachiko Ide through her thesis at Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.[2]

## References

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1. ^ McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. (2012): Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 1-16.
2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

Taxon identifiers

Ophichthus machidai|

* Wikidata: Q15709211
* Wikispecies: Ophichthus machidai
* GBIF: 7383628
* IUCN: 22493228
* NCBI: 1405573
* OBIS: 834908
* Open Tree of Life: 5265772
* WoRMS: 834908

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