Ophichthys
Ophichthys is a genus of swamp eels native to South Asia. They live in freshwater or subterranean habitats, and some have a fossorial lifestyle.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Gangetic Mud-eel
speciesOphichthys cuchia
Bombay Swamp Eel
speciesOphichthys indicus
Ophichthys desilvai
speciesOphichthys desilvai
Ophichthys hodgarti
speciesOphichthys hodgarti
Ophichthys ichthyophoides
speciesOphichthys ichthyophoides
Ophichthys terricolus
speciesOphichthys terricolus
Malabar Swampeel
speciesOphichthys fossorius
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 1312987.