The bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis, also known commonly as the pointed-tail snake-eelCommon names for Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org.) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm or snake eels).Ophichthus apicalis at www.fishbase.org. The author of the species is anonymous, but it has been referred to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830.Anonymous [Bennett], E. T. 1830 [ref. 259] Class Pisces. Pp. 686-694. In: Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.... By his Widow [Lady Stamford Raffles]. John Murray, London. 701 pp. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. It dwells at a maximum depth of 22 m, but also frequents shores. Males can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm.
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