Ophisurus
| Ophisurus | |
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| Ophisurus serpens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
| Genus: | Lacépède, 1800 |
| Type species | |
| Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758
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Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
- Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpent eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophisurus". FishBase. June 2011 version.