Ophichthus longicorpus
Species of eel
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Ophichthus longicorpus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found in Lương Sơn, Nha Trang, Vietnam.[1]
| Ophichthus longicorpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. longicorpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus longicorpus (V. Q. Vo & H.-C. Ho, 2021) | |
The name means longus = long; corpus = body, referring to its long trunk (4.1‒4.9 times HL).[2]
