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snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops)
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Ecological Illustration of snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops)
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Synodontidae

snakefish

Trachinocephalus myops

Burrowing body into substrate

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

snakefish is a marine fish of Atlantic Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 32.6 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lizardfishes and Allies
Family
Synodontidae
Genus
Trachinocephalus
Water type
Marine
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