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Ophichthidae

Spoon-nose eel

Mystriophis crosnieri

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
96.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola including western Mediterranean.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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