Scientific Name
Ophichthus obtusus
Ophichthus obtusus壯體蛇鰻
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Author McCosker, Ide & Endo, 2012 Depth 70 - 80M
Chinese 壯體蛇鰻 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 蛇鰻科 Economic Fish No 
Family F081　Ophichthidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 壯體蛇鰻 
Max Length 73.1 cmTL  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鰻仔、硬骨篡、篡仔、硬骨仔 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South、North East 
Habitats Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality West of Tosa Bay, Irino fish market, Kuroshio-cho, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. 
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Reference 1. McCosker, J. E., S. Ide and H. Endo (2012) Three new species of ophichthid eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 6: 1-16；2. Ho, H. C., D. G. Smith, J. E. McCosker, Y. Hibino, K. H. Loh, K. A. Tighe and K. T. Shao (2015) Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060 (no. 1): 140-189. 
Specimen List ASIZP0065994. ASIZP0073536. ASIZP0800647. ASIZP0806085. ASIZP0806577. ASIZP0910647. ASIZP0916085.  
Barcode2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Pug-nosed snake eel 
Redlist Status Not in IUCN Redlist     
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