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Ophichthus naga Psomadakis 2018

Ophichthus naga

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Ophichthus naga, the deepwater demonic snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was collected off Myanmar. [1]

Etymology

The name Nāga, means a seagoing, serpentine dragon-like being in the Buddhist religion that has great powers and are able to swim through the solid earth as if it was water, a behavior not unlike that of ophichthid snake eels.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mccosker, J. E.; Psomadakis, P. N. (2018). Snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Myanmar (Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa. 4526(1): 71.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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Ophichthus naga: Brief Summary

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Ophichthus naga, the deepwater demonic snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was collected off Myanmar.

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