Roche's Snake Blenny

Ophidion rochei

Data Deficient Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Roche's snake blenny (Ophidion rochei) is a fish species in the genus Ophidion and the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Mediterranean Sea in western and northern regions, also in the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara and it has been recorded in the Atlantic. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 29.3 centimetres (11.5 in) long.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Ophidion
Maximum length: 29.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: western and northern regions. Also known from the Black Sea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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