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Ophichthidae

Fringelip snake eel

Cirricaecula johnsoni

Forty Centimeters Eel from Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Fringelip snake eel is a marine fish of Western Central Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Cirricaecula
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Rongerik Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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