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Stippled spoon-nose eel
The Stippled spoon-nose eel (''Echiophis punctifer'', also known as the Spoon-nose eel or the Snapper eel〔(Common names of ''Echiophis punctifer'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).〔(''Echiophis punctifer'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1859. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, northern South America, Senegal, and Angola. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits shallow bays and lagoons, in which it forms burrows in mud and sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of , but more commonly reach a TL of .〔
The species epithet "''punctifer''", treated as a name in apposition, means "dotted" in Latin, and refers to the eel's colouration.〔
The eel is pinkish in color and has small dots, similar to leopard print. This eel is commonly found in shallow waters of Acapulco and the surrounding area, although it can also be found elsewhere.
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