Ophisurus
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Ophisurus is a genus of eel
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Ophisurus macrorhynchos BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1853 - Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)