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shorttail viper eel (Scytalichthys miurus)
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Ophichthidae

shorttail viper eel

Scytalichthys miurus

Ninety Seven Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

shorttail viper eel is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 97 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
True Eels
Family
Ophichthidae
Genus
Scytalichthys
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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