longarmed snake eel

Ophichthus mecopterus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The longarmed snake eel (Ophichthus mecopterus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1998. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 27.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Costa Rica.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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