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Ophichthidae

sooty sand eel

Bascanichthys bascanoides

  • Brown
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
77 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California and Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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