Evermann's snake eel

Ophichthus lithinus

Eel beneath Taiwanese Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The Evermann's snake eel (Ophichthus lithinus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson in 1908. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 148 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Taiwan, the Philippines, northern Australia, India, and Myanmar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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