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Pacific worm eel (Myrophis vafer)
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Ophichthidae

Pacific worm eel

Myrophis vafer

Forty Seven Centimeters Eel of Eastern Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Pacific worm eel is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 47 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
True Eels
Family
Ophichthidae
Genus
Myrophis
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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