Ophichthus johnmccoskeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: Ophichthus johnmccoskeri

Name

Ophichthus johnmccoskeri Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra, 2018: 252

• Holotype: ZSI F 12811/2, 365 mm TL, collected on 24 February 2016.
• Type locality: “Shankarpur fishing harbor, West Bengal, India”.

References

Primary references

• Mohapatra, A., Ray, D., Mohanty, S.R. & Mishra, S.S. 2018. Ophichthus johnmccoskeri sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4462(2): 251–256. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.7 Reference page.