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bluntnose snake-eel (Ophichthus apicalis)
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bluntnose snake-eel (Ophichthus apicalis) specimen
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Ophichthidae

bluntnose snake-eel

Ophichthus apicalis

One Hundred Centimeters Eel of Indo Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

bluntnose snake-eel is a fish from Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 100 cm. Its body is an eel-like body.

Maximum length
100 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Kenya south to Madagascar and South Africa, and east to Taiwan, Thailand (Ref. 1632 ), and the Philippines.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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