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Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455).
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Dalophis multidentatus

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Dalophis multidentatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1972.[2] It is known from a single specimen collected from the Saloum River in Senegal, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known through this specimen to form burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf, and to dwell at a depth of 50 metres. Males are able to reach a total length of 15.3 centimetres.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Dalophis multidentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Blache, J. and M.-L. Bauchot, 1972 [ref. 304] Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 13e note: les genres Verma, Apterichthus, Ichthyapus, Hemerorhinus, Caecula, Dalophis avec la description de deux genres nouveaux (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3): 692-773.
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Dalophis multidentatus: Brief Summary

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Dalophis multidentatus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Jacques Blache and Marie-Louise Bauchot in 1972. It is known from a single specimen collected from the Saloum River in Senegal, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known through this specimen to form burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf, and to dwell at a depth of 50 metres. Males are able to reach a total length of 15.3 centimetres.

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