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Ophichthidae

pug-nosed snake eel

Ophichthus obtusus

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Ophichthus obtusus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.

Class
Teleosts
Order
True Eels
Family
Ophichthidae
Genus
Ophichthus
Water type
Marine
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