
Description
Ophichthus bonaparti is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Poecilocephalus. Other names: Napoleon Eel, Purplebanded Snake Eel or Saddled Snake-eel. Description Males can reach a maximum total len... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Laccadive Islands
- +33 locations in Seabook
Colors
white
brown
yellow
Habitat and Environment
Benthic
Mud and Sand
Conservation status
(LC) Least concern
Poisonous
See in SeabookSocial Behaviour
Solitary