Ophichthus leonensis Blache, 1975
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 Family:  Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae
 Max. size:  23.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range - 180 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: known only from Sierra Leone (from the holotype specimen obtained from the gut of a fish).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Presumably burrows in sand or mud (Ref. 4455).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 06.03.94
 Modified by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 08.02.96
 Checked by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 23.08.94

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