Ophichthus exourus

Ophichthus exourus

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large

Ophichthus exourus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 1999. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia and Fiji, in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 66.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: New Caledonia and Fiji.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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