The faintsaddled snake eelCommon names for Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org. (Ophichthus hyposagmatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus hyposagmatus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.McCosker, J. E. and E. B. Böhlke, 1984 (28 Dec.) [ref. 10404] Three new species of Western Atlantic snake eels (Pisces: Ophichthidae) of the genus Ophichthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136: 24-31. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 meters.
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