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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Dalophis: Greek, dalos, ou = torch, burning piece of wood + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich ? - 50 m. Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: known only from the holotype specimen collected off the mouth of the Saloum River, Senegal.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4455)
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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