Ophichthus olivaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 olivaceus

Name

Ophichthus olivaceus McCosker & Bogorodsky in McCosker et al., 2020: 34

• Holotype: SMF 35878 [KAU17-4], collected by S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and M. Gabr on 25 January 2017.
• Type locality: “Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, off Jizan, st3, 16°45’10.3’’N, 42°45’10.3’’E, 35–41 m”.

References

Primary references

• McCosker, J.E., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2020. Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1): 31–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.2 Reference page.