Ophisternon

Ophisternon is a genus of swamp eels found in fresh and brackish waters in South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Middle America and West Africa. Two species are blind cave-dwellers.
Well-preserved fossil remains of an Ophisternon sp. are known from the early Pleistocene-aged Laguna Formation of the Philippines, representing the oldest known fossil record of this genus.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:Ophisternon aenigmaticum D. E. Rosen & Greenwood, 1976 Ophisternon afrum Ophisternon bengalense McClelland, 1844 Ophisternon candidum Ophisternon gutturale Ophisternon infernale

''Ophisternon berlini''