| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
250 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 300 m |
| Distribution: |
Circumglobal: Atlantic (northern coast of Iberian peninsula to South Africa, also Madeira and western Mediterranean) and Indo-Pacific: southern Mozambique to South Africa; north to Japan, south to Australasia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body olive green to brown above, paler below; head pores black; young silvery (Ref. 3972). |
| Biology: |
Inhabiting the continental shelf on sand or mud bottom (Ref. 4455). Buried with only its head exposed (Ref. 27121). Also found in estuaries (Ref. 9563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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