Ophichthus bicolor

Ophichthus bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. bicolor
Binomial name
	Ophichthus bicolor; J. E. McCosker & H. C. Ho, 2015

Ophichthus bicolor, the bicolored snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels), found around Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 92.7 cm (36.5 in).[1]

References

McCosker, J.E. & Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[Mccosker2015-1] McCosker, J.E. & Ho, H.-C. (2015). "New species of the snake eels Echelus and Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 71–85. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.11. PMID 26701593.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)