Ophichthidae

harlequin snake-eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Ninety Seven Centimeters Eel of the Red Sea

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Myrichthys colubrinus, most commonly known as the banded snake eel, but is also referred to as the ringed snake eel or harlequin eel, is of the order of Anguiliformes. Anguiliformes include fishes that have long tubular body shapes. M. colubrinus is from the family Ophichthidae.