Ophichthus kbalanensis

Taxonavigation: Congroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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:

Name

Ophichthus kbalanensis H. Hibino & H.-C. Ho, in Hibino et al., 2024

  • Holotype: NMMB-P26381.
  • Paratypes:
  • Type locality: Da-xi, Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, northwestern Pacific, circa 24°54.0'N, 121°56.0'E.
  • Etymology: Named from its type locality, Kbalan, an old name of Yilan from the aboriginal language.

References

  • Hibino, Y., H.-C. Ho and J.-F. Huang. 2024. Descriptions of two new dark-body snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. ZooKeys No. 1220: 63-78. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/126337/
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