🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Subtropical
Pacific snake eel
Ophichthus triserialis Kaup, 1856
📖 Overview
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms, from shallow waters up to a depth of 20 m . Burrows in bottoms. Generally captured from tide pool depths to 155 m .
Scientific Name
Ophichthus triserialis
Authority
Kaup, 1856
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
122 cm
Depth Range
1–155 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
57.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Genus
Ophichthus
Ophichthus
Species
Pacific snake eel
Ophichthus triserialis
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 145 - 152. : eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific snake eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 155 m . Subtropical north of Baja California, Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00145 × L2.95
(TL)
Max TL
122cm
Vertebrae
149
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2007
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
57.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Kaup, 1856
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