Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Rufus snake-eel
Ophichthus rufus
photo by García Rodríguez, M.

 Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
 Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: throughout the Mediterranean.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on the shelf, on mud bottoms (Ref. 3397). A nocturnally-active species (Ref. 48389). Buries itself in the mud during the day, emerging only to feed at night (Ref. 48389).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 23.10.90
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 07.07.16
 Checked by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 23.08.94

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