King snake eel
| King 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. rex
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus rex J. E. Böhlke & J. H. Caruso, 1980
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The king snake eeltotal length of 211 centimeters (83 in); the maximum recorded weight is 23.6 kilograms (52 lb).[2] caught by Patrick Lemire on the Texsun II out of Galveston, Texas in 1997.
The King snake eel is often caught near oil platforms by anglers.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Ophichthus rex at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Ophichthus rex at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Böhlke, J. E. and J. H. Caruso, 1980 (19 Dec.) [ref. 8737] Ophichthus rex: a new giant snake eel from the Gulf of Mexico (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 132: 239-244.
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