Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1865, A Junior Synonym of the Highfin Snake Eel Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856)

John E. McCosker; John E. Randall

doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0798:OMBAJS]2.0.CO;2

We can help you reset your password using the email address linked to your BioOne Complete account.

Registered users receive a variety of benefits including the ability to customize email alerts, create favorite journals list, and save searches. Please note that a BioOne web account does not automatically grant access to full-text content. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. Contact helpdesk@bioone.org with any questions.

All Fields are Required

First Name

Last/Family Name

Password

Password Requirements: Minimum 8 characters, must include as least one uppercase, one lowercase letter, and one number or permitted symbol Valid Symbols for password:
~ Tilde
! Exclamation Mark
@ At sign
$ Dollar sign
^ Caret
( Opening Parenthesis
) Closing Parenthesis
_ Underscore
. Period

Confirm Password

Web Account created successfully

John E. McCosker,¹ John E. Randall¹

¹(JEMc) California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California 94118-4599; and (JER) Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704. (JEMc) ; and (JER) jmccosker@calacademy.org jackr@hi.net

Abstract

We present evidence that a shallow water Indo-Pacific snake eel, occasionally seen and photographed but not recognized by divers, is Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856) and propose that Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1865 is its junior synonym. Its variable coloration is described and illustrated.

The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Citation Download Citation

John E. McCosker and John E. Randall "Ophichthys melanochir, A Junior Synonym of the Highfin Snake Eel Ophichthus altipennis ()," Copeia 2002(3), 798-799, (1 August 2002). https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0798:OMBAJS]2.0.CO;2

Received: 31 December 2001; Accepted: 8 March 2002; Published: 1 August 2002

You currently do not have any folders to save your paper to! Create a new folder below.

Include:

Citation Only

Citation & Abstract

Format:

RIS

EndNote

BibTex

KEYWORDS/PHRASES

PUBLICATION TITLE:

COLLECTION:

PUBLICATION YEARS