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Long-bodied Snake Eel
Ophichthus shaoi
Ophichthus shaoi, the long-bodied snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found around Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 62.3 cm (24.5 in).
From the article Ophichthus shaoi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and marine ecologist Kwang-Tsao Shao (b. 1951) of the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 786346.