Echelus pachyrhynchus

Echelus pachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, Cape Verde, and Namibia. It dwells at a depth range of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft), and inhabits burrows in mud or sand on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.5 cm (19.1 in).^[2]

Echelus pachyrhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Echelus
Species:	E. pachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
Myrus pachyrhynchus Vaillant, 1888

Echelus pachyrhynchus feeds primarily on bony fish.^[4]