Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
Spotted spoon-nose eel
Echiophis intertinctus
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
Max. size:  180 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 100 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on soft bottoms.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 July 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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