Ophisternon
Bengal eel (O. bengalense)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels found in fresh and brackish waters in South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Middle America and West Africa.[3] Two species are blind cave-dwellers.[4]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ophisteron". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. โ†‘ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Synbranchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Ophisternon in FishBase. May 2017 version.
  4. โ†‘ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768


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