Larvae Summary
Summary for Dalophis imberbis larvae
Armless snake eel

Dalophis  imberbis  (Delaroche, 1809)  
Family: Ophichthidae (Snake eels) ( not available )
Order: Anguilliformes
Class: Teleostei
English name: Armless snake eel
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean.
Adult biology: Burrows in sand or mud.
Diagnosis: At 9 mm 147-157 myomeres, incl. 68-76 preanal myomeres; 4 teeth in each jaw, 5-7 abdominal spots, caudal pigment present. In later larvae dorsal fin originates behind anus; 3-4 caudal spots, 7 abdomminal spots; 156 myomeres. . See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone: subtropical; 46°N - 16°N
Main Ref: Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)

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Modified by:
Luna, Susan M.
Entered by:
Papasissi, Christine

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