faintsaddled snake eel

Ophichthus hyposagmatus

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

The faintsaddled snake eel (Ophichthus hyposagmatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 23.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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