Family

Ophichthidae

87 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Key Worm Eel

Key Worm Eel

Ahlia egmontis

Ophichthidae

Fangtooth Snake Eel

Aplatophis chauliodus

Ophichthidae

Snaggle-toothed snake-eel

Aplatophis zorro

Ophichthidae
Slender Finless Eel

Slender Finless Eel

Apterichtus anguiformis

Ophichthidae
European Finless Eel

European Finless Eel

Apterichtus caecus

Ophichthidae

Finless eel

Apterichtus equatorialis

Ophichthidae

Orange Snake Eel

Apterichtus flavicaudus

Ophichthidae
Sharpsnout Snake eel

Sharpsnout Snake eel

Apterichtus klazingai

Ophichthidae
Sooty Eel

Sooty Eel

Bascanichthys bascanium

Ophichthidae

Round sand-eel

Bascanichthys cylindricus

Ophichthidae

São Paulo Sand-eel

Bascanichthys paulensis

Ophichthidae

Whip Eel

Bascanichthys scuticaris

Ophichthidae

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Ophichthidae
Crocodile Snake-eel

Crocodile Snake-eel

Brachysomophis crocodilinus

Ophichthidae
Henshaw's Snake Eel

Henshaw's Snake Eel

Brachysomophis henshawi

Ophichthidae

Twostripe Snake Eel

Callechelys bilinearis

Ophichthidae

Black-striped Snake Eel

Callechelys catostoma

Ophichthidae
Sandy ridgefin eel

Sandy ridgefin eel

Callechelys cliffi

Ophichthidae

Shorttail Snake Eel

Callechelys guineensis

Ophichthidae
Freckled Snake Eel

Freckled Snake Eel

Callechelys lutea

Ophichthidae
Marbled Snake-eel

Marbled Snake-eel

Callechelys marmorata

Ophichthidae

Fringelip Snake-eel

Cirrhimuraena playfairii

Ophichthidae
Armless Snake Eel

Armless Snake Eel

Dalophis imberbis

Ophichthidae
Painted Eel

Painted Eel

Echelus myrus

Ophichthidae
fangjaw eel

fangjaw eel

Echiophis brunneus

Ophichthidae
Spotted Spoon-nose Eel

Spotted Spoon-nose Eel

Echiophis intertinctus

Ophichthidae
Stippled Spoon-nose Eel

Stippled Spoon-nose Eel

Echiophis punctifer

Ophichthidae
Mustachioed snake eel

Mustachioed snake eel

Herpetoichthys fossatus

Ophichthidae

Smiling sand eel

Ichthyapus selachops

Ophichthidae
Saddled Snake-eel

Saddled Snake-eel

Leiuranus semicinctus

Ophichthidae
Convict Snake Eel

Convict Snake Eel

Leiuranus versicolor

Ophichthidae

Slender worm-eel

Leptenchelys vermiformis

Ophichthidae

American Sailfin Eel

Letharchus velifer

Ophichthidae
Longfin spotted snake eel

Longfin spotted snake eel

Myrichthys aspetocheiros

Ophichthidae
Sharptail Eel

Sharptail Eel

Myrichthys breviceps

Ophichthidae
Harlequin Snake Eel

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Ophichthidae
Spotted Snake Eel

Spotted Snake Eel

Myrichthys maculosus

Ophichthidae
Magnificent Snake Eel

Magnificent Snake Eel

Myrichthys magnificus

Ophichthidae
Goldspotted Eel

Goldspotted Eel

Myrichthys ocellatus

Ophichthidae
Clarion Snake Eel

Clarion Snake Eel

Myrichthys pantostigmius

Ophichthidae
Leopard Eel

Leopard Eel

Myrichthys pardalis

Ophichthidae
Spotted snake-eel

Spotted snake-eel

Myrichthys tigrinus

Ophichthidae
Tiger Snake Eel

Tiger Snake Eel

Myrichthys xysturus

Ophichthidae

Ordinary Snake Eel

Myrophis microchir

Ophichthidae

Broadnose Worm Eel

Myrophis platyrhynchus

Ophichthidae

Leaden Worm Eel

Myrophis plumbeus

Ophichthidae
Speckled Worm Eel

Speckled Worm Eel

Myrophis punctatus

Ophichthidae

Pacific worm eel

Myrophis vafer

Ophichthidae
Blackfinned Snake Eel

Blackfinned Snake Eel

Ophichthus altipennis

Ophichthidae
Napoleon Snake Eel

Napoleon Snake Eel

Ophichthus bonaparti

Ophichthidae