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Diagnostic Description

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Very similar to D. boulengeri. Dorsal origin very near behind gill slits (predorsal length 7.2-9.8% LT). Lateral line pores 73-80 before anus. Vertebrae: 184-191. Brown olive dorsal, whitish yellow ventral.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0
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Biology

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Burrows in sand or mud in shallow water near estuaries and in rivers (Ref. 4455).
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Dalophis cephalopeltis

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Dalophis cephalopeltis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels) [2] first described by Peiter Bleeker in 1863. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known to inhabit the Eastern Atlantic near the coast of western Africa. It lives in estuaries and rivers, and forms burrows in sand or mud. Males have been recorded to reach a maximum total length of 53.5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Dalophis cephalopeltis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Dalophis cephalopeltis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ "Dalophis cephalopeltis". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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Dalophis cephalopeltis: Brief Summary

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Dalophis cephalopeltis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels) first described by Peiter Bleeker in 1863. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known to inhabit the Eastern Atlantic near the coast of western Africa. It lives in estuaries and rivers, and forms burrows in sand or mud. Males have been recorded to reach a maximum total length of 53.5 centimetres.

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