Cirrhimuraena orientalis

Cirrhimuraena orientalis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Nguyen Khac Huong in 1993.^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Vietnam, in the western Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Cirrhimuraena orientalis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Cirrhimuraena
Species:	C. orientalis
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena orientalis Nguyen, 1993