FB-69217 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69217 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Blenniidae Ecsenius Ecsenius springeri Allen, Erdmann & Liu, 2019 Olivaceous snake eel 2020-10-20 2020-10-20 McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann0 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-GeneralDescr-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 Known from the holotype and paratype, trawled from a soft substratum from 35-63 m depth off The largest known specimen is 75.6 cm TL ripe female with packed ovaries, with ova ca. 1 mm in diameter (Ref. 123091). McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 This speies is distinguished by the following characters: moderately elongate species, tail length 46.3-46.4%, head length 9.0-10.4%, and body depth at gill opening 3.6-4.2% of total length; dorsal-fin origin is above the middle of pectoral fin; pectoral fin rounded, elongate and well-developed; posterior nostril within upper lip, not visible externally; upper lip with two minute barbels, the first between anterior and posterior nostrils, the second beneath mid orbit; pores distinct, supraorbital pores 1 + 4, infraorbital pores 4 + 2, preopercular pores 5 + 3; teeth small, conical, uniserial on vomer and jaws; total vertebrae 141-145, mean vertebral formula 12-67.5-143. Colouration: dark tan with olivaceous hue dorsally and laterally, tan ventrally on tail and pale yellow ventrally on trunk; above pectoral-fin base are two pale yellow smudges; snout and lower jaw dark brown; throat pale orange-yellow, preopercle pale yellow and postorbital area pale yellow with numerous dark brown dots; dorsal fin and anal fins olivaceous; tip of tail dark red (Ref. 123091). McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-Morphology-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 Vertebrae: 141 - 145 McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-Distribution-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2021-11-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, southern Saudi Arabia. McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-Uses-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 75.6 cm TL (female) McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69227 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2020-10-22 00:00:00 2020-10-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69227 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 35 - 63 m (Ref. 123091) McCosker, J.E., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 Description of a new snake eel Ophichthus olivaceus (Teleostei: Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4750(1):31-48. (Ref. 123091)