Bluntnose snake eel
The bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis, also known commonly as the pointed-tail snake-eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm or snake eels).[3] The author of the species is anonymous, but it has been referred to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. It dwells at a maximum depth of 22 m, but also frequents shores. Males can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm.[3]
Bluntnose snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Ophichthus |
Species: | O. apicalis |
Binomial name | |
Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
- Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
- Anonymous [Bennett], E. T. 1830 [ref. 259] Class Pisces. Pp. 686-694. In: Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.... By his Widow [Lady Stamford Raffles]. John Murray, London. 701 pp.
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