Echelus pachyrhynchus
Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)
Echelus pachyrhynchus
photo by Reiner, F.


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Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
Max. size:  48.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 500 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola, including Cape Verde. Recorded from central Namibia (Ref. 27121).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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