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Class: Teleostei
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Synbranchidae Swamp-eels

Genus: Ophisternon

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ophisternon aenigmaticum Obscure swamp eel Central America 80 TL 1976
Ophisternon afrum Guinea swamp eel Africa 53.5 TL 1909
Ophisternon bengalense Bengal eel Asia and Oceania 100 TL 1844
Ophisternon candidum Blind cave eel Oceania 40 TL 1962
Ophisternon gutturale Australian swamp eel Oceania 60 TL 1845
Ophisternon infernale Blind swamp eel Central America 1938



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