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Ophichthus retrodorsalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. retrodorsalis
Binomial name
Ophichthus retrodorsalis D. Liu, W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2010

Ophichthus retrodorsalis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It is found along the Pacific coast of China.

The species has been moved to the genus Pisodonophis and future studies may prove that this species is synonymous to Pisodonophis boro.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophichthus retrodorsalis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
2. Hibino Y, Ho H-C, Huang J-F (2024) Descriptions of two new dark-body snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. In: Ho H-C, Russell B, Hibino Y, Lee M-Y (Eds) Biodiversity and taxonomy of fishes in Taiwan and adjacent waters. ZooKeys 1220: 63-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1220.126337

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