Ophichthus manilensis

Ophichthus manilensis

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Ophichthus manilensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.

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