Cirrhimuraena yuanding

Cirrhimuraena yuanding is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Tang Wen-Qiao and Zhang Chun-Guang in 2003.^[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the East China Sea, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52 centimetres.^[2]

Cirrhimuraena yuanding
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Cirrhimuraena
Species:	C. yuanding
Binomial name
Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003

The species epithet refers to Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding, the leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science in China.^[2]