Ophichthus lentiginosus

Ophichthus lentiginosus McCosker, 2010

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); lentiginosus: Named for its general coloration, Latin 'lentiginosus' meaning freckled.
More on author: McCosker.

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 398 - 400 m (Ref. 84366). Deep-water

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Western Central Pacific: off Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 62.8 cm
Max length : 62.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84366); 56.3 cm TL (female)

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Vertebrae: 140 - 144. This stout species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis is distinguished by the following characters: tail 55-56% and head 10.6-12% of total length; origin of dorsal-fin behind pectoral-fin tips; non-elongated pectoral fins is shorter that the upper jaw; posterior nostril a hole in upper lip and is covered by a flap; minute head pores, SO 1+4, IO 1+4, POM 3+6; stout and conical teeth, not enlarged, uniserial on mandible and vomer, biserial on maxillary; uniform brown in color, pale ventrally, overlain throughout with minute dark punctuations, median fins pale; mean vertebral formula 16/55.5/142, total vertebrae 140-144 (Ref. 84366).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

McCosker, J.E., 2010. Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa 2505:1-39. (Ref. 84366)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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