Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Herpetoichthys

Species: Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade, 1941)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits sandy bottoms, from shallow waters up to a depth of 40 m.

Habitat

demersal