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Mystriophis crosnieri (Snake eel)

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Mystriophis crosnieri, known commonly as the Spoon-nose eel in the United Kingdom, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache in 1971. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal, Angola, and the western Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 75 to 300 metres (246 to 984 ft), and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 96.5 centimetres (38.0 in). The diet of M. crosnieri consists of benthic crustaceans.
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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