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Synbranchidae

Guinea swamp eel

Ophisternon afrum

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Regional distribution
  • Africa
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
53.5 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Africa: coastal river at Mansoa Point, Guinea Bissau (Ref. 57291 , 116049 ). Also recorded from Niger delta, Nigeria (Ref. 57291 ).
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