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Ophichthus tchangi

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Ophichthus tchangi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species:
O. tchangi
Binomial name
Ophichthus tchangi

Ophichthus tchangi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Tang Wen-Qiao and Zhang Chun-Guang in 2002.[2] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern China Sea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ophichthus tchangi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Tang, W.-Q. and C.-G. Zhang, 2002 [ref. 26492] One new species of the family Ophichthidae from East China Sea (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 27 (no. 4): 854-856.