Speckled snake eel

Xyrias multiserialis

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The speckled snake eel (Xyrias multiserialis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Ophichthus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and Somalia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Xyrias
Maximum length: 62.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to Somalia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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