| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
54 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 38 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: USA (from the Carolinas and southern Florida Keys), Bermuda, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles, and off Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 123-132. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.7-1.8, head 12-15, and body depth 43-53 in total length; preopercular pores 4 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer; vomerine teeth 3-4 ; body coloration is nearly uniform pale to tan, fresh specimens have a fine sprinkling of melanophores over the dorsal surface of the head and body, with pale areas behind eye and along lower jaw; MVF 54-128, total vertebrae 123-132 (Ref. 101270). |
| Biology: |
Burrows in sand in surf areas. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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