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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.

Maximum length
32.6 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Western Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Brazil, including Bermuda, Bahamas, Antilles and Gulf of Mexico). Eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to Gabon, including Saint Helena and Ascension Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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