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Reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi)
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Ophichthidae

Reptilian snake eel

Brachysomophis henshawi

A sand burying eel of the Indo Pacific reefs

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Reptilian snake eel is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 120 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
True Eels
Family
Ophichthidae
Genus
Brachysomophis
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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