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Ophichthys caecus, Print, Apterichtus caecus, the European finless eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Balearic Island, the western Mediterranean, the Azores, and the Gulf of Guinea. It can be found on the continental shelf at depths of from 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft) living in burrows in mud or sand. It preys on other fishes as well as benthic invertebrates. Spawning for this species in the Mediterranean has been recorded in the early summer months of May and June. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL., 1809.

Ophichthys caecus, Print, Apterichtus caecus, the European finless eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Balearic Island, the western Mediterranean, the Azores, and the Gulf of Guinea. It can be found on the continental shelf at depths of from 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft) living in burrows in mud or sand. It preys on other fishes as well as benthic invertebrates. Spawning for this species in the Mediterranean has been recorded in the early summer months of May and June. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL., 1809.
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Caption: Ophichthys caecus, Print, Apterichtus caecus, the European finless eel, is a species of snake eel native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Balearic Island, the western Mediterranean, the Azores, and the Gulf of Guinea. It can be found on the continental shelf at depths of from 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft) living in burrows in mud or sand. It preys on other fishes as well as benthic invertebrates. Spawning for this species in the Mediterranean has been recorded in the early summer months of May and June. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL., 1809
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Keywords: 10 • 131 FT • 1809 • 24 • 33 • 40 METRES • 60 CENTIMETRES • APTERICHTUS CAECUS • ARRIVE • AZORES • BALEARIC ISLAND • BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES • BURROWS • CONTINENTAL SHELF • DEPTHS • EARLY SUMMER MONTHS • EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN • EUROPEAN FINLESS EEL • FISHES • GUINEA • GULF • JUNE • LENGTH • LIVING • MEDITERRANEAN • MUD • OPHICHTHYS CAECUS • PREYS • PRINT • REACH • RECORDED • REPUBLIC OF GUINEA • SAND • SNAKE EEL NATIVE • SPAWNING • SPECIES • TL • WELL • WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN