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Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup, 1859)

158646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158646)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Kaup, J. J. (1859). Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschrieben und abgebildet . <em>Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 1-29 + suppl. 1-4, Pls. 1-5. [details] 
Distribution Browns Bank to Brazil  
Distribution Browns Bank to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup, 1859). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158646 on 2026-08-14
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup, 1859). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158646 on 2026-08-14
Date
action
by
2005-05-26 07:43:32Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
2013-01-08 10:48:02Z
changed

original description (of ) Kaup, J. J. (1859). Neue aalaehnliche Fische des Hamburger Museums, beschrieben und abgebildet . <em>Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 1-29 + suppl. 1-4, Pls. 1-5. [details] 

basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details] 

additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Distribution Browns Bank to Brazil [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Habitat Found at depths to 150 m, more common in deeper waters.  [details]
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English palespotted eel  [details]
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