WoRMS taxon details
Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856)
271937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271937)
accepted
Species
Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864) · unaccepted
Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864 · unaccepted
Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856) Kaup, J. J. (1856). Uebersicht der Aale. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 22: 41-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083450 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271937 on 2025-06-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864) Bleeker, P. (1864). Poissons inédits indo-archipélagiques de l'ordre des Murènes. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 2: 38-54.
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856) Kaup, J. J. (1856). Uebersicht der Aale. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 22: 41-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083450 [details]
original description (of Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Jordan, D. S.; Snyder J. O. (1901). A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890. [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856) Kaup, J. J. (1856). Uebersicht der Aale. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 22: 41-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083450 [details]
original description (of Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Jordan, D. S.; Snyder J. O. (1901). A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホタテウミヘビ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus altipennis)
To FishBase (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To FishBase images (Ophichthus altipennis, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophichthus altipennis FIN031557 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophichthus altipennis FIN031558 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus altipennis)
To FishBase (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1864)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus melanochir (Bleeker, 1864))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus altipinnis (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To FishBase images (Ophichthus altipennis, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophichthus altipennis FIN031557 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophichthus altipennis FIN031558 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
