Accepted scientific name:
Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
Synonyms:
Caecula ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Caecula ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
Rhinenchelys ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Rhinenchelys ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
Sphagebranchus conklini Eigenmann, 1916 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sphagebranchus conklini Eigenmann, 1916
Sphagebranchus ophioneus Evermann & Marsh, 1900 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sphagebranchus ophioneus Evermann & Marsh, 1900
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Hadar bermudský Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Finless snake eel English USA Click here to show the literature
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Sand eel English St Helena Click here to show the literature
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Surf eel English Bahamas Click here to show the literature
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Surf eel English Cuba Click here to show the literature
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Surf eel English Puerto Rico Click here to show the literature
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Surf eel English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Surf eel English USA Click here to show the literature
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Brandungsaal German Germany Click here to show the literature
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小眼蛇鰻 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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小眼蛇鳗 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Safio Amarillo Spanish Cuba Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Ophichthidae
Genus Ichthyapus
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; also northern South America (Ref. 5217). Eastern Atlantic: known only from St. Helena Island (Ref. 4455).
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : McCosker, J., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2647
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:4026703c-52c2-102c-b3cd-957176fb88b9:col20110201