Ophichthus_apicalis

Bluntnose snake eel

Bluntnose snake eel

Species of fish

The bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis, also known commonly as the pointed-tail snake-eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm or snake eels).[3] The author of the species is anonymous, but it has been referred to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. It dwells at a maximum depth of 22 m, but also frequents shores. Males can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Synonyms of Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. [2]
    Common names for Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. [4]
    Anonymous [Bennett], E. T. 1830 [ref. 259] Class Pisces. Pp. 686-694. In: Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.... By his Widow [Lady Stamford Raffles]. John Murray, London. 701 pp.


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