Pacific snake eel

Ophichthus triserialis

Fish Reaching One Hundred Twenty Two Centimeters in Eastern Pacific

Pacific snake eel is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 122 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 122 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: off Klamath River in northern California, USA to Peru, including Gulf of California in Mexico and Galapagos Islands Rare in north of Baja California, Mexico. Common on shrimp grounds from Gulf of California southward.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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