Ophichthus leonensis Blache, 1975

Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
Max. size:  23.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 180 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: known only from Sierra Leone (from the holotype specimen obtained from the gut of a fish).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Presumably burrows in sand or mud (Ref. 4455).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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