Ophidiidae

Snake blenny

Ophidion barbatum

Twenty Five Point Four Centimeters Blenny from the Mediterranean Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Ophidion barbatum, the snake blenny, is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. It is widespread in the eastern Atlantic from southern England to Senegal in West Africa, and the northern Mediterranean. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long.