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Palespotted Eel
Ophichthus puncticeps
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
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The palespotted eel (Ophichthus puncticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1859, originally under the genus Cryptopterus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 23
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