Distributed in continental shelf depths of all tropica and subtropical oceans, Ophichthidae can burrow in sand and mud substrates or coral reefs by pointed rayless tail tips or acute snouts.

• 摘要蛇鳗科鱼类广布于各大洋的热带和亚热带大陆架水域，可依靠尖突的头部和尖秃骨化的尾端在沙土或珊瑚礁后潜穴。