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Ophichthidae
snapper eel
Echiophis punctifer
Eel of Mexican Waters
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Anguilliform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
Largesnapper eel is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 180 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Echiophis
- Maximum length
- 180 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Florida to Texas in USA) to Cuba; northern South America (Ref. 5217 ). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4455 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
