Ophichthidae
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1885
name: label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
notes: label: Notes
content: Date collected is date received
label: Notes
content: "This lousy specimen shows a combination of characters unlike any known ophichthid - low gill openings with rudimentary pectoral fins and lacks an anal fin (?) "-- J. E. McCosker, 1971. Stated locality probably in error.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Jun 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Algeria (uncertain), Algeria, North Atlantic Ocean
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Ophichthidae
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 015539
label: USNM Number
content: 143430
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Ophichthidae