Ophichthus serpentinus, known commonly as the slender snake-eel in South Africa,Common names for Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus serpentinus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Alvin Seale in 1917.Seale, A., 1917 (May) [ref. 4001] New species of apodal fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4): 79-94. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including Namibia and South Africa. It dwells at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
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