Ophisurus

Ophisurus
Ophisurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophisurus
Lacépède, 1800
Species

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Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
  • Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)

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