Xyrias guineensis

Xyrias guineensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Jacques Blache in 1975, originally under the genus Ophisurus.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Pointe Noire, Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63.6 centimetres (25.0 in).^[2]

Xyrias guineensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Xyrias
Species:	X. guineensis
Binomial name
Xyrias guineensis (Blache, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
Ophisurus guineensis Blache, 1975