| Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae |
| 38 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Indo-Pacific: widespread, from East Africa to Samoa, north to Okinawa-jima Island, Japan, excluding the Red Sea and the coast of Australia. |
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Vertebrae: 118-135. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 2 infraorbital pores found at the postorbital area; median ventral groove on the snout absent; acute snout; rictus of mouth slightly posterior to a vertical line through the posterior margin of the eye; pointed conical teeth on upper jaw and vomer, arranged biserially on upper jaw, uniserially on vomer; dorsal-fin origin posterior to a vertical line through the anus, horizontal distance between the origin and the vertical line 13-55% HL; tail 54-58% TL; total vertebrae 118-135, predorsal 51-57 and preanal 47-52; mean vertebral formula (MVF) 53.9-50.0-128.6 (Ref. 92899). |
| Lives in loose sand and fine gravel (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 58302) and burrowing species found in inshore waters (Ref. 7300, 75154). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from North West Cape, W.A. to Capricorn Group, Qld. (Ref. 7300), including the territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154), Northern Territory, the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 7300). Also Ref. 5211, 33390, 1602. |
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