Manetail snake eel

Ophichthus urolophus

Sixty One Point Five Centimeters Eel from Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The manetail snake eel (Ophichthus urolophus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846, originally under the genus Conger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Maximum length: 61.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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