Ophichthus grandoculis, known commonly as the snake-eel in Malaysia,Common names of Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus grandoculis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Theodore Edward Cantor in 1849, originally under the genus Ophisurus.Cantor, T. E., 1849 (Oct.-Dec.) [ref. 715] Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2): i-xii + 983-1443, Pls. 1-14. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Malaysia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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