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Ophichthidae

Whitenose snake eel

Myrichthys paleracio

Fish Reaching Fifty Centimeters in Western Pacific

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Whitenose snake eel is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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