| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae |
| Max. size: |
95 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
West Pacific: restricted to the southwestern part of the South China Sea extending to the western coast of the Malay Peninsula. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 195-199. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body with numerous longitudinal wrinkles, with more than five longitudinal wrinkles on the posterior part of eye; head length 5.7-7.2% TL; tail length 65.7-67.5% TL; with two protrusions along the upper lip (rarely 1 on one side); dorsal-fin origin behind pectoral-fin tip by less than one pectoral-fin length; SO 1 + 3; POM 4-6 (usually 5) + 2; teeth on maxilla uniserial initially, becoming biserial posteriorly; vomerine and dentary teeth are biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly; total vertebrae 195-199, MVF 15-63-197 (n = 9). Colouration: body bicolored; dorsal fin dark with a narrow margin entirely, anal fin pale except ending (Ref. 133101) |
| Biology: |
Found in shallow water (Ref. 40865), collected adjacent to a river mouth (Ref. 133101). Probably spends most of the day in a burrow along the river bank and forages actively at night for small fishes (Ref. 12693); in soft bottom (Ref. 7300). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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