FB-1746 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1746 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Peristediidae Peristedion Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758) Zmijak piaskowy Cobra-do-mar Serpente Serpente-do-mar Paling Sandslangetjie Gjarperi i detit Gjarpri i detit Ngjala gjarpërore H'nach Serpent de mer Hadař hadovitý Serpu marinu Sandslangeål Langkiefer-Schlangenaal Meeresviper Mittelmeer-Schlangenaal Eel Giant snake eel Sand snake eel Sand snake-eel Serpent eel Snake eel Snipe eel Madujas naaskelangerjas Nauhakäärmeankerias Serpent de mer Serpenton à long nez Serpenton à nez long Zmija zubuša Coloru de mari 'Mpastura vacchi 'Mpasturavacchi Seppi 'i mari Serpa Serpente di mare Serpi Serpi longa Serpi 'mperiali Serpi ranni Vipera di mare Vipera 'e mare Serp Serp il-bahar Serp il-bahar halqu twil Ostrokhvostyi Ugor' Dikenli yılanbalığı Yılankurdu balığı Culebra de mar Tieso trompudo Fidochelo Serp de mar Zobata jegulja Φειδόχελο Φίδι της θάλασσας 蛇形尖嘴蛇鰻 蛇形尖嘴蛇鳗 褐沙蛇鰻 褐沙蛇鳗 Echelus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Leptorhynchus capensis Smith, 1840 Muraena acutirostris Gronow, 1854 Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758 Oxystomus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) Sphagebranchus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) 1990-10-23 2017-12-22 Bertolini, F., U. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opser_u5.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Opser_u5.gif FB-GeneralDescr-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Papasissi 1990-10-23 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabiting the continental shelf on sand or mud bottom (Ref. 4455). Buried with only its head exposed (Ref. 27121). Also found in estuaries (Ref. 9563). Bauchot, M.-L. 1986 Ophichthidae (including Echelidae). p. 577-585. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 2. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 6522) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-12-01 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 Body olive green to brown above, paler below; head pores black; young silvery (Ref. 3972). McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle 1986 Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3972) FB-Distribution-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. 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(Ref. 6522) FB-Uses-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Papasissi 1990-10-23 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: unknown; price reliability: Böhlke, J.E. 1981 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic, (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part)), Vol. 3, [var. pag.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3651) FB-TrophicStrategy-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2003-05-22 00:00:00 2008-08-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public serpens http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabiting the continental shelf on sand or mud bottom (Ref. 4455). Buried with only its head exposed (Ref. 27121). Leiby, M. 1990 Ophichthidae. p. 176-192. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4455) FB-Size-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Papasissi 1990-10-23 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 250 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3972)) McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle 1986 Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3972) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1745 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-10-23 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1745 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 300 m (Ref. 9563) May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell 1986 Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)