Faintsaddled snake eel
Species of fish
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The faintsaddled snake eel[1] (Ophichthus hyposagmatus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker and Eugenia Brandt Böhlke in 1984.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 meters.[2]
| Faintsaddled snake eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Ophichthus |
| Species: | O. hyposagmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophichthus hyposagmatus J. E. McCosker & E. B. Böhlke, 1984 | |
