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Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); rugifer: Name from Latin word 'rugose', referring to the longitudinal striations that are obvious on larger specimens..
More on authors: Jordan & Bollman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin benthopélagique; profondeur ? - 200 m (Ref. 31243). Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Galapagos and Cocos Islands.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31243)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Vertèbres: 157 - 162.

Known from a few to 200 m depth.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : McCosker, John E. | Collaborateurs

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman, 1890