''Ethadophis foresti'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Ethadophis foresti''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Jean Cadenat and Charles Roux in 1964.Cadenat, J. and C. Roux, 1964 ''Résultats scientifiques des campagnes de la "Calypso".'' Iles du Cap Vert. 3. Poissons téléostéens. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique Monaco (New Series) v. 41: 81-102. It is a

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to

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, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–30 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf, where it forms burrows in mud or sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32.1 centimetres.

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Ophichthidae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Fish described in 1964 Taxa named by Jean Cadenat {{Ophichthidae-stub