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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Seale.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 235 - 490 m (Ref. 94547). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and South Africa
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3972)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 162 - 167. This moderately elongate species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis is distinguished by the following characters: tail 62.5%, head 6.4-6.8% of total length, body depth behind gill openings 2.8-2.9% of TL; origin of dorsal-fin 2-3 pectoral-fin lengths behind pectoral base; pectoral fin rounded; posterior margin of orbit ahead of rictus; small head pores, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 2+6; small, conical teeth, biserial on maxillary, uniserial on mandible, biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly on vomer; yellow in color, darker dorsally, fins pale; mean vertebral formula 18/62/165, total vertebrae 162-167 (Ref. 84366).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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