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Snake eel (no English common name)
Ophichthus genie
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Snake eel (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Ophichthus genie
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 34 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 215 to 500 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small deep-water snake eel reaching about 34 cm, recorded from bottoms at about 215 to 500 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ophichthus-genie.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.