Ophichthus brevidorsalis, Short dorsal-fin snake eel

Ophichthus brevidorsalis Chiu & Hibino, 2019

Short dorsal-fin snake eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); brevidorsalis: Name from Latin, ‘brevidorsalis’ meaning short dorsal fin, referring to its diagnostic character, origin of the dorsal-fin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 412 - 467 m (Ref. 121619). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: New Caledonia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121619)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 164. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 9.5% TL; tail 59.8% TL; pointed snout, 19.4% HL; large eye, 86.9% of snout length and 16.9% HL; dorsal-fin origin is well behind pectoral-fin tip by more than five times pectoral-fin length; teeth on jaws are biserial (single row posteriorly); anterior margin of anus no dark markings; SO 1+3; POM 6+2; predorsal vertebrae 43, preanal vertebrae 61, and total vertebrae 164 (Ref. 121619).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Hibino, Y., Y.-C. Chiu, H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao, 2019. Two new species of the genus Ophichthus from the western central Pacific Ocean, with a redescription of Ophichthus megalops Asano, 1987 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zootaxa 4702(1):140-154. (Ref. 121619)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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