The shorthead snake eelCommon names of Ophichthus marginatus at www.fishbase.org. (Ophichthus marginatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus marginatus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1855, originally under the genus Ophiurus.Peters, W. (C. H.), 1855 [ref. 3449] Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Seefische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855: 428-466. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including Aldabra and Mozambique. Its range was once reported to include Knysna, South Africa, but the specimen on which this claim was based has disappeared. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
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