Armless snake eel
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| Armless snake eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Dalophis |
| Species: | D. imberbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809) | |
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The armless snake eel[2] (Dalophis imberbis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by François Étienne Delaroche in 1809.[4] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Spain, Mauritania, and the Mediterranean. It dwells at a depth range of 20–80 metres, and forms burrows in mud or sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 150 centimetres.[3]
The Armless snake eel's diet consists primarily of finfish and benthic invertebrates.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Dalophis imberbis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Dalophis imberbis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Dalophis imberbis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Delaroche, F. E., 1809 [ref. 17380] Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 13: 313-361, Pls. 20-25.
- ^ Food items reported for Dalophus imberbis at www.fishbase.org.
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