Dark deepwater snake eel

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title: Dark deepwater snake eel
text: The dark deepwater snake eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by John E. McCosker and Chen Yu-Yun in 2000. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 36–1350 m, and inhabits sand and mud. Specimens have been observed in burrows with only their heads exposed, or resting on sediment with their bodies curved in an S shape. Females can reach a maximum total length of 62.8 cm. The specific
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description: Species of fish
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date modified: 2023-03-20T19:34:06Z
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