Ophisternon | |
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Bengal eel (O. bengalense) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Synbranchiformes |
Family: | Synbranchidae |
Subfamily: | Synbranchinae |
Genus: | Ophisternon McClelland, 1844 |
Type species | |
Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland, 1844[1]
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Species | |
see text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels found in fresh and brackish waters in South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Middle America and West Africa.[3] Two species are blind cave-dwellers.[4]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]