Manetail snake eel

Manetail snake eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. urolophus
Binomial name
Ophichthus urolophus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conger urolophus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The manetail snake eel[2] (Ophichthus urolophus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep waters, but is found in muddy sediments in shallow waters on rare occasions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 61.5 centimetres (24.2 in).[3]

The manetail snake eel's diet consists of benthic invertebrates.[5]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Temminck, C. J. and H. Schlegel, 1846 [ref. 4374] See Temminck & Schlegel 1843 [ref. 4370]. Parts 10-14: 173-269
  5. ^ Food items reported for Ophichthus urolophus at www.fishbase.org.


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