| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
81 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northeast Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from the Bahamas and most islands of the Caribbean. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs from shore to deep waters, but rare in shallow water (Ref. 7251). On the continental shelf of South America, this species is said to be common between 5 and 40 m depths (Ref. 5217). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
reports of ciguatera poisoning |
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