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Ophichthus fowleri (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Fowler's snake eel |
| Family: | Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae | |||
| Max. size: | 92 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 155 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 151-156. This species is characterized by the following: Vertebrae 151-156; body depth at anus 26-34 in TL; snout to anus 1.7-1.8 in TL; HL 7.8-9.4 in TL; snout length 5.5-6 in HL; eye over middle of gape, 9.4-11.8 in HL; anterior nostril tubular, about 3/4 eye diameter; moderately large and recurved conical teeth in an ovate patch on intermaxilla, in 2 rows on maxilla, one row on lower jaw and vomer; dorsal fin origin over or slightly in front of gill opening; pectoral fins 4.8-4.9 in HL; body white with 16-20 dark bars dorsally, may cross body on tail, with dark brown spots that vary from a few dorsally to many over all of body, including within the less-pigmented dark bars; numerous close-set dark brown spots on head, faint or absent in pharyngeal region; elongate dark brown spots along margin of dorsal fin (Ref. 86689). | |||
| Biology: | Specimens caught from a tidepool during the night, from 92 m depth and at 155 m (Ref. 86689). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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