Magnificent snake eel

The magnificent snake eel (Myrichthys magnifies), also known as the Hawaiian spotted snake eel,^[3] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[4] It was described by Charles Conrad Abbott in 1860, originally under the genus Pisodonophis.^[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Johnston Island, and Midway Atoll. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 262 metres (3.3 to 859.6 ft), and inhabits crevices, sand and rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 78 centimetres (31 in).^[4]

Magnificent snake eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrichthys
Species:	M. magnificus
Binomial name
Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
Pisoodonophis magnifica Abbott, 1860 Ophichthys stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882 Ophichthus stypurus Smith & Swain, 1882