Leaden worm eel

The leaden worm eel^[2] (Myrophis plumbeus) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1871.^[4] It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal, the Congo, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. It inhabits bays and estuaries, and forms burrows in sand and mud sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.5 centimetres (1 ft 6.3 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 35 centimetres (1 ft 2 in).^[3]

Leaden worm eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrophis
Species:	M. plumbeus
Binomial name
Myrophis plumbeus (Cope, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
Holopterura plumbea Cope, 1871 Paramyrus plumbeus (Cope, 1871) Myrophis longicollis Peters, 1864