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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); zophochir: Name from Greek zophochi meaning dark hand, referring to the dusky pectoral fin (Ref. 4525).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 110 m (Ref. 31243). Subtropical

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Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to Peru; uncommon in north of Baja California, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 98.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96339); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

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Vertebrae: 149 - 162

Inhabits rocky and sandy areas. A burrowing species. Feeds on clams and fish (Ref. 4525).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Ophichthus zophochir Jordan & Gilbert, 1882