Ophichthus genie

Ophichthus genie

Yellow
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Anguilliform
Medium

Ophichthus genie 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 the Indo-Pacific, including New Caledonia and Maldives.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 33.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: New Caledonia and the Maldives.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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