About Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
The armless snake eel, known scientifically as Dalophis imberbis, is an eel species that belongs to the worm/snake eel family Ophichthidae. François Étienne Delaroche first described this species in 1809 under the original binomial Dalophis imberbis. This is a marine, subtropical eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including areas off Spain and Mauritania, and throughout the Mediterranean. It lives at depths between 20 and 80 metres, where it creates burrows in mud or sand substrates. Mature males of this species can grow to a maximum total length of 150 centimetres. The primary components of the armless snake eel's diet are finfish and benthic invertebrates.
