Typová lokalita
Mudasalodai fish landing center [trawl landing], off Cuddalore coast, Bay of Bengal, 11°29'N, 79°46'"E, depth around 25 - 30 meters.
Původní popis
Kodeeswaran, P., Kathirvelpandian, A., Mohapatra, A., Kumar, T. T. P. A. & Sarkar, U. K. 2023. A new snake eel species of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal, with the taxonomic account of Ophichthus chilkensis. Journal of Fish Biology Early view: [1-9].
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.