Ophichthus erabo, the blotched snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae.[1] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including South Africa, Japan and Taiwan. It dwells at a maximum depth of 155 metres, inhabits reefs and leads a benthic life, forming burrows in sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 72 centimetres.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. erabo
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| Ophichthus erabo (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
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Microdonophis erabo Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophichthus erabo". FishBase. October 2015 version.
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