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Pisodonophis semicinctus

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Kingdom
  
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Genus
  
Order
  
Eel

Phylum
  
Chordata

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Species

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Pisodonophis, Eel, European finless eel, Slender finless eel, Armless snake eel

Pisodonophis semicinctus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Richardson in 1848. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, and Algeria. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 30 metres (33 to 98 ft), and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 centimetres (31 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimetres (24 in).

P. semicinctus is of commercial interest to fisheries. Its diet consists of mollusks and benthic crustaceans.

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Pisodonophis semicinctus Wikipedia


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