| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae |
| Max. size: |
35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Oman; Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
|
| Biology: |
A benthic species which occurs over soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Adults apparently have a pelagic lifestyle (caught with many mesopelagic species in Taiwan) (Ref. 96531). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
