Ophichthidae

Slender worm-eel

Leptenchelys vermiformis

Eel Reaching Eleven Point Five Centimeters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Leptenchelys vermiformis, or the slender worm-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found only in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Costa Rica.