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Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888) |
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photo by
Reiner, F. |
| Family: | Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae | |||
| Max. size: | 48.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola, including Cape Verde. Recorded from central Namibia (Ref. 27121). | |||
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| Biology: | Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||