Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera

Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1863.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific.^[3]

Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera
Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Cirrhimuraena
Species:	C. tapeinoptera
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker, 1863
Synonyms[2]
Cirrhimuraena tapeinopterus Bleeker, 1863 Jenkinsiella nectura Jordan, 1907