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Ophichthidae

slantlip eel

Caralophia loxochila

Forty Six Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

slantlip eel is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 46 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Caralophia
Maximum length: 46 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida Keys in the USA and Bahamas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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