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Ophisurus

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)

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Ophisurus
Ophisurus serpens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Ophisurus
Lacépède, 1800
Type species
Muraena serpens
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:

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