Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Napoleon Snake Eel
Ophichthus bonaparti
Napoleon Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Ophichthus bonaparti
Size: Up to 2.5 ft (75 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Taiwan
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Ophichthidae (Family) Snake Eels
      └Ophichthus (Genus)
       └O. bonaparti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217583🔗
iNaturalist ID: 272558🔗

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