Spain country information

Common names: Culebra de mar, Serp de mar, Tieso trompudo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found 18 miles off Cabo Silleiro, south Galicia (Ref. 88156). Also Ref. 86578.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1986
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Serpenton à nez long, Eel, Sand snake eel, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophisurus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 300 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; 46°N - 41°S, 18°W - 179°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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