Ophidion zavalai

Ophidion zavalai is a species of cusk-eel from the Ophidiidae family. It was discovered through taxonomic revisions of the band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii) on the coast of, where its type locality is given. It occurs on soft bottoms off the eastern to southeastern coast of Brazil.

Ophidion zavalai is an elongate fish with moderately compressed body and tapering tail. It can grow to 30 cm standard length.