Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 98; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 95.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Ophidiidae

Genus: Ophidion

Species: Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Uncommon species found in shallow coastal waters (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

Habitat

demersal