Dalophis cephalopeltis

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]

Dalophis cephalopeltis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Dalophis
Species:
D. cephalopeltis
Binomial name
Dalophis cephalopeltis
(Bleeker, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis Bleeker, 1863
  • Caecula cephalopeltis' (Bleeker, 1863)
  • Ophichthys buettikoferi Steindachner, 1894
  • Ophichthys buttikoferi Steindachner, 1894

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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