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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Ophisurus

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2 species (see list below)

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Indo-West Pacific. Atlan
Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Ophisurus macrorhynchos
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Photo by El Aoussimi, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by El Aoussimi, A.
 
Ophisurus serpens
[Serpent eel]
2 Species of Family Ophichthidae with Genus Ophisurus
(Snake eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1853 Ophisurus macrorhynchos Indo-West Pacific. Atlan 140 TL
1758 Ophisurus serpens Serpent eel Circumglobal 250 TL



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