Blotched snake-eel
The blotched snake-eel (Ophichthus erabo) is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including South Africa, Japan and Taiwan. It dwells at a maximum depth of 155 metres, inhabits reefs and leads a benthic life, forming burrows in sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 72 centimetres.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. erabo |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus erabo (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microdonophis erabo Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ophichthus erabo" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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