WoRMS taxon details
Ophisternon McClelland, 1844
Annomatophasma · unaccepted (misspelling)
Anommatophasma Mees, 1962 · unaccepted
Furmastix Whitley, 1951 · unaccepted
Pluto Hubbs, 1938 · unaccepted
Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
- Species Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen & Greenwood, 1976
- Species Ophisternon afrum (Boulenger, 1909)
- Species Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844
- Species Ophisternon candidum (Mees, 1962)
- Species Ophisternon gutturale (Richardson, 1845)
- Species Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland, 1844 accepted as Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844
- Species Ophisternon hepaticus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 (ambiguous synonym)
McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40416874 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ophisternon McClelland, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270103 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
McClelland, J. (1844). Apodal fishes of Bengal. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 5 (18): 151-226, Pls. 5-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40416874 [details]
original description (of Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten van zoetwatervisschen. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 2 (1): 57-70. [details]
original description (of Tetrabranchus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten van zoetwatervisschen. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 2 (1): 57-70. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
