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obscure swamp eel (Ophisternon aenigmaticum)
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obscure swamp eel

Ophisternon aenigmaticum

Eighty Centimeters Eel of Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

obscure swamp eel is a fish of Central America. The largest recorded length is 80 cm. Its body is an eel-like body.

Maximum length
80 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Central America: throughout the Atlantic Slope of Guatemala and Mexico to Cuba.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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