Cirrhimuraena chinensis

Cirrhimuraena chinensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from China and Papua New Guinea, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 54.8 centimetres.^[3]

Cirrhimuraena chinensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Cirrhimuraena
Species:	C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
Synonyms[2]
Ophisurus polyodon Bleeker, 1860