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Shrimp Eel
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Shrimp Eel

Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishShrimp Eel
DutchWitte slangaal
SpanishTieso camaronero
Chinese郭氏蛇鳗
Scientific nameOphichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)

About this species

The shrimp eel (Ophichthus gomesii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1855. It is a common inshore species of eel usually found in the shallow Gulf of Mexico and the high-salinity bays where it inhabits muddy habitats.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyOphichthidae
GenusOphichthus

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