Punctuated snake-eel

Ophichthus remiger

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae

The punctuated snake eel (Ophichthus remiger, also known as the common snake eel in Peru) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1837, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

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Punctuated snake-eel

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