Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Pegeen Hanrahan
<catset>Category="Eels"</catset><table border=1 cellpadding=0 style="position:relative; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; float:right; clear:right; width:200px;"><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: pink;"><div style="float:right; font-size:70%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">?</div><b> Ophichthidae</b></th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">[image]<br><small> <i>Myrichthys maculosus</i></small></td></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: pink;"><b><a href="Scientific classification">Scientific classification</a></b></th></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><td> <table cellpadding=2 style="margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background:none;"><tr valign=top><td>Kingdom:</td><td><a href="Animal">Animalia</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Phylum:</td><td><a href="Chordate">Chordata</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Class:</td><td><a href="Actinopterygii">Actinopterygii</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Order:</td><td><a href="Eel">Anguilliformes</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Family:</td><td>Ophichthidae</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style="text-align:center; background: pink;"><th><b> <a href="Genus">Genera</a></b></th></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0 .5em;"> <i>Brachysomophis</i><br><i>Myrichthys</i><br><i>Ophichthus</i></td></tr></table><p><b>Ophichthidae</b> is a <a href="Family (biology)">family</a> of <a href="Eel">eels</a>, comprising species commonly called worm eels and snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from <a href="Greek language">Greek</a> <i>ophis</i> ("serpent") and <i>ichthys</i> ("fish").<h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">Distribution and <a href="Habitat (ecology)">habitats</a></h2>They are found from <a href="Tropics">tropical</a> to warm <a href="Temperate">Temperate</a> waters. They are coastal, but some species also enter <a href="River">rivers</a>.