Scientific Notes
CONFIRMATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF OPHICHTHUS CYLINDROIDEUS (RANZANI) (ANGULLIFORMES: OPHICHTHIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN
Published 2016-06-14
Keywords
- Colombian,
- Caribbean,
- Ophichthidae,
- Dusky snake eel.
How to Cite
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Barrera García A, Acero P. A, Polo Silva C, Grijalba Bendeck M. CONFIRMATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF OPHICHTHUS CYLINDROIDEUS (RANZANI) (ANGULLIFORMES: OPHICHTHIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 14 [cited 2025 Nov. 9];37(2). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/351
Abstract
Two specimens, 565 and 715 mm total length (TL), of the dusky snake eel, Ophichthus cylindroideus, collected southwest of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean, were examined. This species was not reported by Acero and Garzón-Ferreira (1995), then it is was not listed in the Colombian marine fishes data bases. However, McCosker et al. (1989) did examine one specimen (USNM 94755, 622 mm TL) from Puerto Colombia. External morphological and morphometric data are compared, as well as some osteology features.Downloads
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