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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Dalophis

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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 57.4 cm TL
 
Dalophis boulengeri
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Max. Length 53.5 cm TL
 
Dalophis cephalopeltis
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Photo by Blanco Moreno, J.M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)

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Dalophis imberbis
[Armless snake eel]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
 
Dalophis multidentatus
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Max. Length 38.8 cm TL
 
Dalophis obtusirostris
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dalophis boulengeri Eastern Atlantic 57.4 TL 1970
Dalophis cephalopeltis Eastern Atlantic 53.5 TL 1863
Dalophis imberbis Armless snake eel Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1809
Dalophis multidentatus Eastern Atlantic 15.3 TL 1972
Dalophis obtusirostris Eastern Atlantic 38.8 TL 1972



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