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Lamnostoma

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Lamnostoma is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species: Lamnostoma kampeni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Freshwater snake-eel) Lamnostoma mindora (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) (Oriental worm-eel) Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) (Ocellated sand-eel) Lamnostoma taylori (Herre, 1923)

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderAnguilliformes
  5. FamilyOphichthidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
Family
Ophichthidae
Collections
UMMZ, YPM, ANSP, USNM, MNHN, CAS
Recorded in
Madagascar, New Guinea, French Polynesia, Salomon(I.), Inde

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Lamnostoma is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species: Lamnostoma kampeni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) (Freshwater snake-eel) Lamnostoma mindora (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) (Oriental worm-eel) Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) (Ocellated sand-eel) Lamnostoma taylori (Herre, 1923)

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