Kingdom Animalia Family Ophichthidae Genus Pisodonophis Order Eel | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar 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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