Ophisurus serpens

Ophichthidae
Serpent Eel, Sand Snake Eel, Snake Eel, Snipe Eel
  • Ophisurus serpens, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Ophisurus serpens, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Ophisurus serpens,
    Ophisurus serpens,
  • Ophisurus serpens, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Ophisurus serpens, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Ophisurus serpens, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia,
    Ophisurus serpens, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia,
Distribution
Mediterranean, Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Atlantic, Temperate northern Pacific, Temperate South America, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Long, slender jaws and large mouth. Eye almost halfway along upper jaw.
Information
  • Max Size: 250 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 14.8-24.3°C
  • Depth: 0-300m
  • Habitat: Seagrass, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (8% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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