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Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); brevidorsalis: Name from Latin, ‘brevidorsalis’ meaning short dorsal fin, referring to its diagnostic character, origin of the dorsal-fin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 412 - 467 m (Ref. 121619). Subtropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Pacific: New Caledonia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.8 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 121619)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Vertebre: 164. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 9.5% TL; tail 59.8% TL; pointed snout, 19.4% HL; large eye, 86.9% of snout length and 16.9% HL; dorsal-fin origin is well behind pectoral-fin tip by more than five times pectoral-fin length; teeth on jaws are biserial (single row posteriorly); anterior margin of anus no dark markings; SO 1+3; POM 6+2; predorsal vertebrae 43, preanal vertebrae 61, and total vertebrae 164 (Ref. 121619).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : McCosker, John E. | Collaboratori

Hibino, Y., Y.-C. Chiu, H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao, 2019. Two new species of the genus Ophichthus from the western central Pacific Ocean, with a redescription of Ophichthus megalops Asano, 1987 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Zootaxa 4702(1):140-154. (Ref. 121619)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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Ophichthus brevidorsalis Chiu & Hibino, 2019