@Randall, John E.
Oriental Sand Eel Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Lamnostoma orientalis
Family : Ophichthidae
Order : Anguilliformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Oriental Worm Eel
Habitat : Estuaries and inshore waters in the Bay.
Description : The body of Oriental Sand Eel is elongated,more or less cylindrical with hard tip of tail.Head is conical and mouth is large.Their color ranges from dark grey to blue-black above to lateral line below.
Other Species from Group
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Hypopleuron caninum
(Whiptail cusk) -
Pisodonophis cancrivorus
(Longfin snake-Eel) -
Gymnothorax punctatus
(Red Sea White Spotted Moray) -
Gymnothorax undulatus
(Undulated Moray) -
Anguilla bengalensis
(Indian Molted Eel) -
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
(Highfin Moray) -
Anguilla marmorata
(Giant Molted Eel) -
Anguilla celebesensis
(Celebs Longfin Eel) -
Strophidon sathete
(Slender Giant Moray) -
Echidna nebulosa
(Snowflake Moray)
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Randall, John E.([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Randall, John E.([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se