The palespotted eelCommon names of Ophichthus puncticeps at www.fishbase.org. (Ophichthus puncticeps) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Ophichthus puncticeps at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1859, originally under the genus Cryptopterus.Kaup, J. J., 1859 [ref. 2586] Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschriebén und abgebildet. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2): 1-29 + suppl. 1-4, Pls. 1-5. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil. It dwells at a depth range of , most often at around . Males can reach a maximum total length of , but more commonly reach a TL of .
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