Description

Vertebrae: 149 - 162.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Ophichthidae

Genus: Ophichthus

Species: Ophichthus zophochir Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits rocky and sandy areas. A burrowing species. Feeds on clams and fish (Ref. 4525).

Habitat

demersal