Ophisurus macrorhynchos
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophisurus |
| Species: | O. macrorhynchos
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
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Ophisurus macrorhynchos is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 140 centimetres (55 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).[2]
O. macrorhynchos is of commercial interest to fisheries.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Ophisurus macrorhynchos at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Ophisurus macrorhynchos at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1853-54 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76.
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