Lamnostoma kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
Freshwater snake-eel
photo by Pöllabauer, C.

Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
Max. size:  41 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 10 m
Distribution:  Asia and Oceania: Philippines (Ref. 280), northern New Guinea (Ref. 2847), Vanuatu (Ref. 87781) and New Caledonia (Ref. 13246, 13235).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected from a clear, flowing rainforest stream (Ref. 2847).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.