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Fintail serpent eel (Neenchelys buitendijki)
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Fintail serpent eel (Neenchelys buitendijki) specimen
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Ophichthidae

Fintail serpent eel

Neenchelys buitendijki

Thirty Centimeters Eel of the Indian Ocean

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

Fintail serpent eel is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India, Indonesia and western Malaysia. Also reported from Pakistan and Vietnam.

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