Ophisternon

Ophisternon
	Bengal eel (O. bengalense)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Synbranchidae
Subfamily:	Synbranchinae
Genus:	Ophisternon; McClelland, 1844
Type species
	Ophisternon bengalensis; McClelland, 1844
Species
	see text
Synonyms
	Anommatophasma Mees, 1962; Furmastix Whitley, 1951; Pluto Hubbs, 1938; Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851;

Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels found in fresh and brackish waters in South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Middle America and West Africa.^[3] Two species are blind cave-dwellers.^[4]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[3]

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ophisteron". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Synbranchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophisternon". FishBase. May 2017 version.
^ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768

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