Bigfin snake eel
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| Species: | O. macrochir
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| Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853)
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The Bigfin snake eel[2] (Ophichthus macrochir) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 0-25 metres, and inhabits sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 92 centimetres.[3]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ophichthus macrochir at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bleeker, P., 1853 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76.
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