Slender snake-eel

Ophichthus serpentinus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Ophichthus serpentinus, known commonly as the slender snake-eel in South Africa, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Alvin Seale in 1917. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Namibia and South Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 71.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and South Africa
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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