Ophisternon
| Ophisternon | |
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| Bengal Eel (O. bengalense) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Genus: | Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 |
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Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ophisternon aenigmaticum D. E. Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 (Obscure swamp eel)
- Ophisternon afrum (Boulenger, 1909) (Guinea swamp eel)
- Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 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
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ophisternon in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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