tiger snake eel

Myrichthys tigrinus

Seventy Four Centimeters Eel of Gulf of California

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The spotted snake eel (Myrichthys tigrinus), also known as the tiger snake eel or the spotted tiger snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, and Peru.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Maximum length: 74 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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