| Palespotted eel | |
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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. puncticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The palespotted eel (Ophichthus puncticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1859, originally under the genus Cryptopterus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 150 meters (0 to 492 ft), most often at around 5 to 40 meters (16 to 131 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 81 centimeters (32 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 60 centimeters (24 in).
References
- Synonyms of Ophichthus puncticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Ophichthus puncticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Ophichthus puncticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- Kaup, J. J., 1859 Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschriebén und abgebildet. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2): 1-29 + suppl. 1-4, Pls. 1-5.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ophichthus puncticeps | |
| Cryptopterus puncticeps | |
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