Spotted spoon-nose eel

The spotted spoon-nose eel^[3] (Echiophis intertinctus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[4] It was described by John Richardson in 1848. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil. It is known to dwell at a depth of 100 m (330 ft), and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 150 cm (4 ft 11 in).^[4]

Spotted spoon-nose eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Echiophis
Species:	E. intertinctus
Binomial name
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
Synonyms[2]
Ophisurus intertinctus Richardson, 1848 Mystriophis interstinctus (Richardson, 1848) Leptocephalus caudomaculatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902