Ophichthus machidai is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).McCosker, J.E., Ide, S. & Endo, H. (2012): Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 1-16. It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.
Etymology The eel is named in honor of ichthyologist Yoshihiko Machida, who guided Sachiko Ide through her thesis at Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
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