Ophichthus multidentis

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 multidentis H. Hibino, H.-C. Ho & J. F. Huang, 2024

  • Holotype: NMMB-P36205.
  • Paratypes:
  • Type locality: Off Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, circa 22°42.5'N, 120°10.8'E.
  • Etymology: Named for it's many rows of dentary teeth.

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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