| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
49.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 250 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean coast of Israel; from Utica Island, southern Tyrrhenian Sea;, from Madeira, the Canary and Cape Verde Islands; possibly from Angola. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 150-157. This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8-2.0 in TL; head 14-16 in TL; body depth 59-100 in TL; preopercular pores 3; supratemporal canal with 3 pores; conical teeth, uniserial on jaws and vomer; vomerine teeth 2-4; coloration reddish or brownish, tip of jaws black, belly whitish; sometimes a large number of small darker patches on back and upper side; MVF 73-154, total vertebrae 150-157(n=8). (Ref. 101270). |
| Biology: |
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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