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Ophichthidae

Ophichthus stenopterus

Ophichthus stenopterus

  • Marine fish
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium

Ophichthus stenopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1871. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.

Maximum length
33.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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