| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
103.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 120-120. Stout ophichthid with nearly uniform gray or brown coloration, overlain on head with a prominent pattern of small white spots; depth 23 times in TL; head large, 6.7 times in TL; dorsal fin arises well behind pectoral fin tips; pectoral fins not elongate, rounded; eye small; jaw elongate, the lower projecting; nostrils tiny, in upper lip; jaw teeth conical, some enlarged as fangs anteriorly, biserial in jaws and uniserial in vomer (Ref. 43686). |
| Biology: |
Assumed to live in permanent or semi-permanent burrows with only snout and eyes exposed, darting to feed on other fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 43686). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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