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Ophidion nocomis Robins & Böhlke, 1959

Letter opener
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Puerto Rico country information

Common names: Letter opener
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Crashboat Basin, Aguadilla, UPRM 2691 (8.6 cm SL); UF 218229 (4: 6.3-7.7 cm SL) (Ref. 51183).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Robins & Böhlke.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 22 m (Ref. 51183).   Tropical

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