Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Ophisurus

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Max. Length 207 cm TL
 
Ophisurus macrorhynchos
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Photo by El Aoussimi, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ophisurus serpens
[Serpent eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ophisurus macrorhynchos Indo-West Pacific. Atlan 207 TL 1853
Ophisurus serpens Serpent eel Circumglobal 250 TL 1758



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