Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon

Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1860.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean.^[3]

Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Cirrhimuraena
Species:	C. cheilopogon
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
Ophisurus cheilopogon Bleeker, 1860 Cirrhimuraena chilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)