Manetail snake eel
Species of fish
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The manetail snake eel[2] (Ophichthus urolophus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep waters, but is found in muddy sediments in shallow waters on rare occasions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 61.5 centimetres (24.2 in).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. urolophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus urolophus | |
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The manetail snake eel's diet consists of benthic invertebrates.[5]
