Horsehair eel

The Horsehair eel^[2] (Gordiichthys irretitus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Bradley Moore Davis in 1891.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA, the Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico. It dwells at a depth range of 90 to 200 meters (300 to 660 ft), and inhabits sand and mud substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimeters (30 in).^[3]

Horsehair eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Gordiichthys
Species:	G. irretitus
Binomial name
Gordiichthys irretitus D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891