Ophichthus leonensis

Ophichthus leonensis

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Medium

Ophichthus leonensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen found in the stomach of a fish taken from a depth of 180 metres (590 ft) in Sierra Leone, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 23.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: known only from Sierra Leone (from the holotype specimen obtained from the gut of a fish).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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