Magnificent snake eel
The magnificent snake eel (Myrichthys magnifies), also known as the Hawaiian spotted snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Charles Conrad Abbott in 1860, originally under the genus Pisoodonophis. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Johnston Island, and Midway Atoll. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits crevices, sand and rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of . References magnificent snake-eel Fish of Hawaii magnificent snake-eel magnificent snake-eel