Ordinary snake eel

The ordinary snake eel^[2] (Myrophis microchir) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1864, originally under the genus Echelus.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Vietnam, Japan, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, and Australia. It inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 39 centimetres (1 ft 3 in).^[3]

Ordinary snake eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Myrophis
Species:	M. microchir
Binomial name
Myrophis microchir (Bleeker, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
Echelus microchir Bleeker, 1864