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Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their physical appearance, as they have long, cylindrical, snake-like bodies. [2]
Myrichthys maculosus, commonly known as the tiger snake eel, [2] the ocellate snake eel or the spotted snake eel, [3] is a species of fish in the family Ophichthidae, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally encountered in the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 1 m (40 in).
Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (magnificent snake eel) Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) (gold-spotted eel) Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & G. R. Allen, 2012 [2] Myrichthys pantostigmius D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (clarion snake eel) Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839) (leopard eel) Myrichthys tigrinus Girard, 1859 ...
The spotted snake eel (Myrichthys tigrinus), also known as the tiger snake eel or the spotted tiger snake eel, [2] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [3] It was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859.
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, also known as the stargazer snake eel, [2] is a benthic marine fish belonging to the family Ophichthidae. The stargazer snake eel is a large fish which grows up to 159 cm (63 in) long. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits ...
The saddled snake-eel (Leiuranus semicinctus), also known commonly as the halfbanded snake-eel, the banded snake eel, or the culverin, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by George Tradescant Lay and Edward Turner Bennett in 1839, originally under the genus Ophisurus . [ 3 ]
The reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi), also known as Henshaw's snake eel, the Hawaiian crocodile eel or the crocodile snake eel, [1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1904. [3]
Type species; Muraena ophis. Linnaeus, 1758. Ophichthus is a genus of eels in ... (Bicolored snake eel) [1] Ophichthus bonaparti (Kaup, 1856) (Napoleon snake eel)