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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); melope: Name from Greek words meaning black and a hole or cavity, referring to the rings around the pores; noun in apposition.
More on authors: McCosker & Rosenblatt.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري القاع; نطاق العمق 100 - 224 m (Ref. 31243). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 31243)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
فقرات: 146 - 154.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
استخدامات بشرية
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