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Ophichthidae
pug-nosed snake eel
Ophichthus obtusus
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
LargeOphichthus obtusus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Ophichthus
- Maximum length
- 69.7 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Northwest Pacific: Japan.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
