Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ophichthus triserialis
tieso moteado, Pacific snake eel
Length up to 1.1 meters
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Genus
Ophichthus
Species
triserialis
Taxon category: Accepted
J. McCosker: O. triserialis is the mainland species, O. rugifer is its Galapagos sister species; Syn.: Muraenopsis triserialis Kaup, 1856, Ophichthys grandimaculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867, Ophisurus californiensis Garrett, 1863 (Horton et al., 2021).
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ophichthus triserialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15517. Accessed 31 October 2026.