Ophichthus stenopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus stenopterus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1871.Cope, E. D., 1871 [ref. 920] Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.
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