Lamnostoma taylori is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923, originally under the genus Caecula.[3] It is a tropical, freshwater eel which is known from the Philippines in Asia, where it inhabits rivers near the sea. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in).[2]

Lamnostoma taylori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Lamnostoma
Species:
L. taylori
Binomial name
Lamnostoma taylori
(Herre, 1923)
Synonyms[1]
  • Caecula taylori Herre, 1923

Named in honor of herpetologist Edward H. Taylor (1889-1978), Chief of Fisheries in the Philippines.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Lamnostoma taylori at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Lamnostoma taylori at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 March 2021.