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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Ophidion |
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O. zavalai
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| Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023 | |
Ophidion zavalai is a species of cusk-eel from the Ophidiidae family.[1][2] It was discovered through taxonomic revisions of the band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) on the coast of Laje da Conceição Island [ceb], where its type locality is given.[3][4] It occurs on soft bottoms off the eastern to southeastern coast of Brazil.[3]
Ophidion zavalai is an elongate fish with moderately compressed body and tapering tail. It can grow to 30 cm (12 in) standard length.[3]
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