| Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| 250 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range - 300 m |
| Circumglobal: Atlantic (northern coast of Iberian peninsula to South Africa, also Madeira and western Mediterranean) and Indo-Pacific: southern Mozambique to South Africa; north to Japan, south to Australasia. |
|
Body olive green to brown above, paler below; head pores black; young silvery (Ref. 3972). |
| Inhabiting the continental shelf on sand or mud bottom (Ref. 4455). Buried with only its head exposed (Ref. 27121). Also found in estuaries (Ref. 9563). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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