Olive snake eel
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. rutidoderma
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| Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker, 1853)
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The olive snake eel (Ophichthus rutidoderma, also known as the Derby snake-eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It forms burrows in soft sediments in shallow waters, and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 95 centimetres (37 in).[3]
The olive snake eel's diet consists of finfish.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus rutidoderma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Ophichthus rutidoderma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus rutidoderma at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1853-54 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76.
- ^ Food items reported for Ophichthus rutidoderma at www.fishbase.org.
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