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Highfin snake eel
Ophichthus altipennis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Highfin snake eel
- Scientific
- Ophichthus altipennis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.2 m (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 2 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A large burrowing snake eel with a pointed snout and a relatively high dorsal fin, reaching about 1.2 m. It lives alone in soft inshore bottoms, often with only its head protruding.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ophichthus-altipennis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ophichthus_altipennis_-_HotateUHface.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.