Highfin snake eel

The Highfin snake eel lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 10 - 15 m environment.

Highfin Snake Eel, all of which are non-moray species of the Ophichthidae family. Photos included.Snake Eels Family List of Nominal Species From the fishbase. More

highfin snake eel Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856). Copeia 20202 (no. 3): 798-799. More

Common names

Black-finned snake eel in English
Blackfin snake eel in English
Hadař tmavoploutvý in Czech (česky)
Hadař vysokoocasý in Czech (česky)
Highfin snake eel in English
Longfin snake-eel in Unknown
tuku in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Ubod-Halas in Surigaonon
高鰭蛇鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
高鳍蛇鳗 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鰭蛇鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鳍蛇鳗 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Ophichthidae
Genus : Ophichthus
Species : Ophichthus altipennis
Authority : Kaup, 1856