| Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae |
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36.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 320 - 755 m |
| Atlantic: off Angola, N Gulf of Mexico and Florida Atlantic. |
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Characterized by the following: uniformly gray with chin and throat slightly paler; median fins pale, turning darker about 2 head lengths before the tail end; head and lateral-line pores and anterior nostrils pale; vertebral formula 42/66/206. Measured lengths (cm): head 2.5 cm, trunk 10.7, tail 23.5, dorsal-fin origin 8.3, body depth behind gill openings 0.53, snout 0.45, upper jaw 0.71; interorbital width 0.28 (Ref. 94547). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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