Ophichthus shaoi

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/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 shaoi

Name

Ophichthus shaoi McCosker & Ho, 2015

• Holotype: NMMB P 12228.
• Paratypes: (12), NMMB P2894, P11147, P13656, P13843, P14079, P14080, P18019, P22182, P17850; CAS 237404, 237403, 237383.

Type locality: Da-xi fish market, Yilan, NE Taiwan, ca. 200 m depth.

Etymology: named in honor of Dr. Kwang-Tsao Shao of the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Vernacular names

English: Long Bodied Snake Eel

References

• McCosker, J.E. & Ho, H.-C. 2015. New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1): 71–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.