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Hemerorhinus opici

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Ophichthidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Hemerorhinus

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Hemerorhinus opici is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1972. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal and Angola. It inhabits shallow waters near to shore, and forms burrows in sand and mud substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in).

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Hemerorhinus opici Wikipedia