blackpored eel

Ophichthus melanoporus

Seventy Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The blackpored eel (Ophichthus melanoporus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1963. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA; the Bahamas, and Mexico.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Florida in USA and Bahamas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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