Ophichthus kunaloa

Ophichthus kunaloa is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker in 1979.^[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 220 to 475 metres (722 to 1,558 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting fine sand sediments and crevices in harder substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47.3 centimetres (18.6 in).^[1]

Ophichthus kunaloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Ophichthus
Species:	O. kunaloa
Binomial name
Ophichthus kunaloa J. E. McCosker, 1979