Ophisternon
| Ophisternon | |
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| Bengal eel(O. bengalense) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Synbranchinae |
| Genus: | Ophisternon McClelland,1844 |
| Type species | |
| Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland, 1844[1]
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Ophisternonis a genus ofswamp eelsfound in fresh andbrackishwaters inSouthandSoutheast Asia,New Guinea,Australia,Middle AmericaandWest Africa.[3]Two species are blindcave-dwellers.[4]
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Ophisternon a Enigma ticumD. E. Rosen&Greenwood,1976(Obscure swamp eel)
- Ophisternon afrum(Boulenger,1909)(Guinea swamp eel)
- Ophisternon bengalenseMcClelland,1844(Bengal eel)
- Ophisternon candidum(Mees,1962)(Blind cave eel)
- Ophisternon gutturale(J. Richardson,1845)(Australian swamp eel)
- Ophisternon infernale(C. L. Hubbs,1938)(Blind swamp eel)
References
[edit]- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Ophisteron".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved11 November2019.
- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Genera in the family Synbranchidae".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved11 November2019.
- ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusOphisternon".FishBase.May 2017 version.
- ^Romero, A., editor (2001).The Biology of Hypogean Fishes.Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes.ISBN978-1402000768
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