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deathbanded snake eel (Ophichthus frontalis)
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Ophichthidae

deathbanded snake eel

Ophichthus frontalis

Eighty Six Centimeters Eel of Gulf of California

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

deathbanded snake eel is a marine fish from Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 86 cm.

Maximum length
86 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: central Gulf of California to Panama.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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