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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); mecopterus: Name from 2 Greek words meaning long and fin, referring to its elongate pectorals..
More on authors: McCosker & Rosenblatt.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 24 - 79 m (Ref. 31243). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Costa Rica.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31243)
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Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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