''Caecula'' is a genus of
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
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Caecula kuro
''Caecula kuro'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[''Caecula kuro''](_blank)
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(Nagamichi Kuroda
was a Japanese ornithologist. His works included ''Birds of the Island of Java'' (2 Volumes, 1933–36) and ''Parrots of the World in Life Colours'' (1975). He described the crested shelduck
The crested shelduck (''Tadorna cristata''), or Kor ...
, 1947)
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Caecula pterygera
''Caecula'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
* '' Caecula kuro'' ( Nagamichi Kuroda, 1947)
* '' Caecula pterygera'' Vahl, 1794 ( Finny snake-eel)
References
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Vahl Vahl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Christian-Friedrich Vahl (born 1955), German cardiac surgeon
* Emanuel Vahl (born 1938), Ukrainian-Israeli composer
* Herbert-Ernst Vahl, German SS general
*Jens Vahl (1796–1854), Dani ...
, 1794 (
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Ophichthidae
Taxa named by Martin Vahl
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