Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Black-Finned Snake Eel
Ophichthus altipennis
Black-Finned Snake Eel
Also known as: Highfin Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Ophichthus altipennis
Synonyms: Ophichthus melanochir
Size: Up to 2.75 ft. (80 cm)  
Depth: 6-40 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Ophichthidae (Family)
      └Ophichthus (Genus)
       └O. altipennis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 271937🔗
iNaturalist ID: 107629🔗

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