Ophichthidae

longfinned worm eel

Muraenichthys gymnopterus

Thirty Two Point Nine Centimeters Eel from Indonesian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Muraenichthys gymnopterus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, originally under the genus Muraena. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including China, Indonesia, and India.