| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
22 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: known only from the 21.7 cm holotype from Sulawesi (Indonesia) and from the two reported in 1944 by Blegvad from the Arabian and Oman gulfs. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in shallow water and lagoons (Ref. 68964). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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