Kingdom Animalia Genus Ophisurus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Ophichthidae Scientific name Ophisurus serpens Higher classification Ophisurus Order Eel | |
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Similar Ophisurus, Eel, Armless snake eel, Ophichthidae, European finless eel | ||
Serpent eel ophisurus serpens
The serpent eel or sand snake-eel, Ophisurus serpens is an eel of the genus Ophisurus found in the eastern Atlantic, western Mediterranean, western Indian Ocean, western Pacific and the north-east and west coast of North Island in New Zealand. Its length is between 150 and 250 centimetres.
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