Olive snake eel
📖 Overview
Found in shallow water , collected adjacent to a river mouth . Probably spends most of the day in a burrow along the river bank and forages actively at night for small fishes ; in soft bottom .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 195 - 199. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body with numerous longitudinal wrinkles, with more than five longitudinal wrinkles on the posterior part of eye; head length 5.7-7.2% TL; tail length 65.7-67.5% TL; with two protrusions along the upper lip (rarely 1 on one side); dorsal-fin origin behind pectoral-fin tip by less than one pectoral-fin length; SO 1 + 3; POM 4-6 (usually 5) + 2; teeth on maxilla uniserial initially, becoming biserial posteriorly; vomerine and dentary teeth are biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly; total vertebrae 195-199, MVF 15-63-197 (n = 9). Colouration: body bicolored; dorsal fin dark with a narrow margin entirely, anal fin pale except ending Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Olive snake eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Olive snake eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Olive snake eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 5 - 20 m . Tropical West Pacific: restricted to the southwestern part of the South China Sea extending to the western coast of the Malay Peninsula.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Derby Snake-eel · Olive Snake Eel |
| 🌍CES | hadař jakartský |
| 🌍THA | ปลาไหลงู · ปลาไหลงูเรียว |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophichthus derbyensis | Whitley | 1941 | Synonym |
| Ophichthus rutidodermatoides | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Ophichthys rutidodermatoides | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Ophisurus lumbricoides | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Ophisurus rutidoderma | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Ophisurus rutidodermatoides | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .
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