| Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| 28.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 291 - 450 m |
| Western Central Pacific: Vanuatu and Fiji. |
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Vertebrae: 160-160. This elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 1.8-2.0, head 16-17, and body depth 71 in total length; preopercular pores 3 and pores in supratemporal canal 5; teeth are conical, uniserial on jaws and vomer, with 2-3 vomerine teeth; colouration, when preserved body is mostly pale with a fine brown sparse speckling on body and tail; MVF 70-160, total vertebrae 160 (Ref. 101270). |
| Specimens caught using a benthic dredge. One paratype with the tail missing is assumed to be approximately 33 cm TL by extrapolation (Ref. 101270). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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