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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform