| Citation | Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2021, Review of Ophiocara (Teleostei: Butidae) from Indo-Pacific Islands.. Cybium 45(2):89-108. |
| Ref. | Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2021 |
| Page | 100;fig.2-3,6-7;tab.2-3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Ophiocara porocephala |
| Comment | popL/W; popchar; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Pacific: from Ryukyus Is., Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomons, Australia, where it has a patchy northern distribution, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji Is. |
| Quote | Occurs mainly in the vegetation or under stones, roots or under leaf litter in the lower parts of rivers and ponds, from tidal influence to 15 m high in altitude, over sandy, muddy or gravel bottoms. A carnivorous that feeds on crustaceans, molluscs and fish (Ref. 126424). |