Xestochilus

Xestochilus is a genus of eel in the family Ophichthidae. The genus contains one species being Xestochilus nebulosus, nebulosus snake eel. X. nebulosus lives in the indo-pacific ocean in 2 to 42 meter deep waters. The nebulosus snake eel are found in tidepools, weed bottoms and sand inside tropical waters .The species max length is 47 centimeters.^[2]

Xestochilus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Xestochilus McCosker, 1998
Species:	X. nebulosus
Binomial name
Xestochilus nebulosus (J. L. B. Smith, 1962)
Synonyms
Callechelys nebulosus J. L. B. Smith, 1962