| Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| 54 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 38 m |
| Western Atlantic: USA (from the Carolinas and southern Florida Keys), Bermuda, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles, and off Brazil. |
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Vertebrae: 123-132. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.7-1.8, head 12-15, and body depth 43-53 in total length; preopercular pores 4 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer; vomerine teeth 3-4 ; body coloration is nearly uniform pale to tan, fresh specimens have a fine sprinkling of melanophores over the dorsal surface of the head and body, with pale areas behind eye and along lower jaw; MVF 54-128, total vertebrae 123-132 (Ref. 101270). |
| Burrows in sand in surf areas. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality of Verma ansp (Ref. 101270). Collected only from bare sand bottom. From the Nassau area, both sides of Tongue of the Ocean and Crooked Island, all on the Great Bahama Bank. Also Ref. 7251. |
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