Ophichthus unicolor Regan, 1908
Plain snake-eel
Ophichthus unicolor
photo by SFSA

 Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
 Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: known only from Algoa Bay, South Africa.
 Diagnosis:  Uniformly brownish when preserved (Ref. 3972).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 27.11.95
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 08.04.02

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