| Citation |
Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, A. Mohapatra, T.T.P.A. Kumar and U.K. Sarkar, 2023. A new snake eel species of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal, with the taxonomic account of Ophichthus chilkensis. J. Fish Biol. Early view: [1-9].
[First published online, pp. 1-9, 1 Dec. 2023.] |
| Remarks |
Abstract: A new snake species, Ophichthus naevius was described. The new species differs from known congeners by having a unique color pattern: dorsal body with numerous dense dark spots or patches, ventral body pale yellowish green, dorsal-fin origin just before pectoral-fin tip, vertebral formula: 12-14/52-53/134-138, and teeth on jaw uniserial and pointed.
The article was registered in ZooBank under urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E74C3F2F-590A-4B36-831C-91E4315EB6C2. |