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View Mode View All Pictures Species Ophisternon candidum (Mees 1962)    Ophisternon candidum was originally described as Anommatophasma candidum by Mees in 1962. It belongs to the family Synbranchidae. It is commonly known as Blind cave eel and is known Blind cave eel in Australia, Blind cave eel in USA, Blind freshwater eel in USA. more common names It is found in Fresh and Brackish water.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   candidum AuthorWI   Mees [G. F.] AuthorNI   Mees Qualification   --- Year   1962 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Synbranchiformes Synbranchiformes Family   Synbranchidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Ophisternon Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Synbranchiformes Family   Synbranchidae Genus   Ophisternon Original Name   Anommatophasma         Taxon Name   candidum Original Combination   Anommatophasma candidum Original Genus   Anommatophasma Original Genus Species   Anommatophasma candidum OriginalSubGenus   Anommatophasma Original Author   Mees Original AuthorWI   Mees [G. F.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1962 Original Family   Synbranchidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Tantabiddi Well, Yardie Creek Station, North West Cape, Western Australia. Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:16 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117] Primary Code   Holotype Primary Type   WAM P.4917-001 Page   27 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Ophisternon candidum Current Species candidum Current Genus Ophisternon Current AuthorWI Mees [G. F.] Current AuthorNI Mees Current Year 1962 Current Family Synbranchidae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat freshwater, brackish.         Water Fresh and Brackish water     Current Summary   Valid as Ophisternon candidum  (Mees 1962). Synbranchidae.   Name History   •Valid as Ophisternon candidum (Mees 1962) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:51 [ref. 7094], Paxton et al. 1989:436 [ref. 12442], Humphreys 1999:469 [ref. 24250], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:175 [ref. 25930], Romero & Paulson 2001:33 [ref. 26040], Humphreys 2001:297 [ref. 26398], Proudlove 2006:185 [ref. 28992], Chakrabarty 2010:26 [ref. 30921], Morgan et al. 2014:29 [ref. 36567], Moore 2018:[2] 161 [ref. 36551]). Common Names  Common Names Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (9 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   aenigmaticum Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen [D. E.] & Greenwood [P. H.] 1976 Valid afer Ophisternon afer (Boulenger [G. A.] 1909) Synonym afrum Ophisternon afrum (Boulenger [G. A.] 1909) Valid bengalense Ophisternon bengalense McClelland [J.] 1844 Valid bengalensis Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland [J.] 1844 Synonym gutturale Ophisternon gutturale (Richardson [J.] 1845) Valid hepaticus Ophisternon hepaticus McClelland [J.] 1844 Synonym infernale Ophisternon infernale (Hubbs [C. L.] 1938) Valid microphthalmus Ophisternon microphthalmus (Bleeker [P.] 1851) Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (9 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…