Ophichthidae
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
Myrichthys breviceps (sharptail snake-eel) is a Western Atlantic fish found in Caribbean coastal clear waters, reefs and seagrass beds.
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)
Myrichthys maculosus, the spotted snake eel, is a snake-like fish native to the tropical and warm temperate Indo-Pacific.
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
Myrichthys ocellatus, the goldspotted eel, is a tropical marine snake eel that is sold commercially as an aquarium fish.
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Myrichthys colubrinus is a non-venomous banded snake eel that mimics venomous sea kraits, widespread across the Indo-Pacific.
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Myrichthys xysturus is a tropical marine Ophichthidae eel from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, described in 1882.
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
Ophichthus gomesii, the shrimp eel, is a Western Atlantic snake eel with key identifying traits that lives in sandy/muddy gulf and bay waters.
Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856)
Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856)
The highfin snake eel (Ophichthus altipennis) is a tropical marine eel in the family Ophichthidae, listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Ophichthus bonaparti (Kaup, 1856)
Ophichthus bonaparti (Kaup, 1856)
Ophichthus bonaparti is a tropical marine snake eel from the Indo-Pacific, growing up to 75 cm long in males.
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The European finless eel, Apterichtus caecus, is a burrow-dwelling snake eel native to parts of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Brachysomophis henshawi Jordan & Snyder, 1904
Brachysomophis henshawi Jordan & Snyder, 1904
Brachysomophis henshawi is a snake eel in the Ophichthidae family, described by Jordan and Snyder in 1904, with several common names.
Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker, 1854)
Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker, 1854)
Callechelys marmorata, the marbled snake eel, is a nocturnal medium-sized marine eel found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
Dalophis imberbis, the armless snake eel, is a subtropical burrowing marine eel from the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Echiophis brunneus Cobos, 1983
Echiophis brunneus Cobos, 1983
Echiophis brunneus, the Pacific spoon-nose eel, is a marine tropical Ophichthidae eel from the eastern Pacific Ocean, listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
Echiophis intertinctus, the spotted spoon-nose eel, is a tropical marine ophichthid eel from the western Atlantic Ocean.
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ophisurus serpens, the serpent eel, is an elongated fish found across scattered Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-Pacific locations.
Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)
Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876)
Scolecenchelys breviceps is a nocturnal Māori traditional delicacy snake eel found in southern Australia and New Zealand.
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