Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 124 - 153; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 99 - 126; Vertebrae: 65 - 69. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36413). Pelvic fin consists of one ray with two branches of unequal length (Ref. 36413).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Ophidiidae

Genus: Ophidion

Species: Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs, 1916)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Uncommon species ranging from the shore to 110 m depth (Ref. 34024). Usually found on sand bottom from 2.7-7 m depth (Ref. 2850). Oviparous, with pelagic larvae (Ref. 36413). Oval, pelagic eggs float in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

Habitat

demersal