Taxonomy Profile: Ophichthinae

Ophichthinae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subfamily
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
snake eels []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ophichthinae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Elopomorpha
Order : Anguilliformes
eels |
anguilles |
Suborder : Congroidei
Family : Ophichthidae
worm eels |
snake eels |
serpents de mer |
tiesos |
Subfamily : Ophichthinae
snake eels |
Ophichthinae Direct Children(s):
Rhinophichthus
(McCosker 1999)
Ophichthinae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophichthinae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McCosker, John E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1977-02-15 / 1977-02-15
Article/Chapter Title:
The osteology, classification, and relationships of the eel family Ophichthidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, ser. 4, vol. 41, no. 1
Page(s):
1-123
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophichthinae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Böhlke, E. B., J. E. Böhlke, M. M. Leiby, J. E. McCosker, et al. / Böhlke, Eugenia B., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the Western North Atlantic, no. 1, pt. 9, vol. 1
Page(s):
xvii + 1-656
Publisher:
Sears Foundation for Marine Research, Yale University
Publication Place:
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-935868-45-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophichthinae
Ophichthinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ophichthinae: Comments