Ophichthus lentiginosus

Ophichthus lentiginosus

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large

Ophichthus lentiginosus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker in 2010. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Vanuatu and New Caledonia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 62.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: off Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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