Dalophis obtusirostris

Dalophis obtusirostris
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Dalophis
Species:	D. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot, 1972

Dalophis obtusirostris is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). ^[2] It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1972. ^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Mauritania and Senegal. It inhabits estuaries and forms burrows in sand or mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 38.8 centimetres. ^[2]

References

1. Tighe, K. (2015). "Dalophis obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T199125A2561715. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199125A2561715.en . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dalophis obtuirostris". FishBase . June 2024 version.
3. Blache, J. and M.-L. Bauchot, 1972 [ref. 304] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 13e note: les genres Verma, Apterichthus, Ichthyapus, Hemerorhinus, Caecula, Dalophis avec la description de deux genres nouveaux (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3): 692-773.