Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Ophichthidae > Ophichthus > Ophichthus spinicauda

Ophichthus spinicauda (Spinefin snake eel; Banded Snake Eel; Antillian snake eel; Antillean snake eel)

Synonyms: Acanthenchelys spinicauda; Ophichthus zonatus; Ophychthus spinicauda
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Antillian snake eel (Ophichthus spinicauda, also known commonly as the Spinefin snake eel or the Banded snake eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1922. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 300 metres, and inhabits coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 107 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 70 cm.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0