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Ophichthus
Ophichthus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 102 known species
Black-finned Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus altipennis
Napoleon Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus bonaparti
Shrimp Eel
speciesOphichthus gomesii
Blacksaddle Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus cephalozona
Pacific Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus triserialis
Spotted Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus ophis
Many-eyed Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus polyophthalmus
Evermann's Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus lithinus
Yellow Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus zophochir
Palespotted Eel
speciesOphichthus puncticeps
Punctuated Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus remiger
Blotched Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus erabo
King Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus rex
Rufus Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus rufus
Death-banded Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus frontalis
Fowler's Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus fowleri
Temperate Highfin Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus zophistius
Ophichthus rugifer
speciesOphichthus rugifer
Allen's Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus alleni
Manetail Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus urolophus
Ophichthus brevicaudatus
speciesOphichthus brevicaudatus
Olive Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus rutidoderma
Bluntnose Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus apicalis
Ophichthus asakusae
speciesOphichthus asakusae
Dusky Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus cylindroideus
Banded Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus spinicauda
Faintsaddled Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus hyposagmatus
Thin Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus apachus
Longarmed Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus mecopterus
Blackpored Eel
speciesOphichthus melanoporus
Ophichthus melope
speciesOphichthus melope
Ophichthus maculatus
speciesOphichthus maculatus
Bicoloured Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus bicolor
Long-bodied Snake Eel
speciesOphichthus shaoi
Ophichthus leonensis
speciesOphichthus leonensis
Ophichthus pullus
speciesOphichthus pullus
Ophichthus vietnamensis
speciesOphichthus vietnamensis
Ophichthus chilkensis
speciesOphichthus chilkensis
Ophichthus chennaiensis
speciesOphichthus chennaiensis
Ophichthus longicorpus
speciesOphichthus longicorpus
Ophichthus pratasensis
speciesOphichthus pratasensis
Ophichthus pallens
speciesOphichthus pallens
Ophichthus oligosteus
speciesOphichthus oligosteus
Ophichthus lupus
speciesOphichthus lupus
Ophichthus kusanagi
speciesOphichthus kusanagi
Ophichthus yamakawai
speciesOphichthus yamakawai
Ophichthus johnmccoskeri
speciesOphichthus johnmccoskeri
Ophichthus nansen
speciesOphichthus nansen
Ophichthus naga
speciesOphichthus naga
Ophichthus kailashchandrai
speciesOphichthus kailashchandrai
Ophichthus semilunatus
speciesOphichthus semilunatus
Ophichthus brevidorsalis
speciesOphichthus brevidorsalis
Olivaceous snake eel
speciesOphichthus olivaceus
Ophichthus mccoskeri
speciesOphichthus mccoskeri
Ophichthus kbalanensis
speciesOphichthus kbalanensis
Ophichthus multidentis
speciesOphichthus multidentis
Ophichthus naevius
speciesOphichthus naevius
Ophichthus nigroventralis
speciesOphichthus nigroventralis
Ophichthus suryai
speciesOphichthus suryai
Ophichthus sangjuensis
speciesOphichthus sangjuensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 54683.