Myrophis lepturus

Myrophis lepturus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968.^[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 60 metres (200 ft).^[1]

Myrophis lepturus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrophis
Species:	M. lepturus
Binomial name
Myrophis lepturus Kotthaus, 1968