1745 Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) Ophichthidae Snake eels Ophichthinae Anguilliformes Teleostei Serpent eel 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. AMNH 272 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 92377 Ophisurus serpens FB 2742919 Leptorhynchus capensis ISH 1610-1964 1964 Ophisurus serpens IIPB 261/1983 20 N 17 W 1971 Ophisurus serpens 90 - 90 m IIPB 262/1983 1971 Ophisurus serpens IIPB 263/1983 20 N 17 W 1971 Ophisurus serpens 90 - 90 m IIPB 264/1983 20 N 17 W 1971 Ophisurus serpens 90 - 90 m IIPB 402/1983 20 N 17 W 1971 Ophisurus serpens 90 - 90 m IIPB 403/1983 20 N 17 W 1971 Ophisurus serpens 90 - 90 m AMNH 89692 1991 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 89712 1991 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 99345 1993 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 99779 1993 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 214297 1994 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 214374 1994 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 214682 1994 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 214763 1994 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 216832 1995 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 216996 1995 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 217018 1995 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 217019 1995 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 217020 1995 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 217527 1995 Ophisurus serpens 1996 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 219260 1996 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 219261 1996 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 219262 1996 Ophisurus serpens AMNH 219455 1996 Ophisurus serpens 1997 Ophisurus serpens 1997 Ophisurus serpens 1998 Ophisurus serpens 1998 Ophisurus serpens 1999 Ophisurus serpens 1999 Ophisurus serpens 1999 Ophisurus serpens 1999 Ophisurus serpens 1999 Ophisurus serpens IIPB 325/1999 1999 Ophisurus serpens 13 - 13 m 2000 Ophisurus serpens 2000 Ophisurus serpens IIPB 53/2000 36 N 4 W 2000 Ophisurus serpens 540 - 540 m FB 2814022 42 N 9 W 2010 Ophisurus serpens 191 m