Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Sharptail Eel
Myrichthys breviceps
Sharptail Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Myrichthys breviceps
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 5-40 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Ophichthidae (Family) Snake Eels
      └Myrichthys (Genus)
       └M. breviceps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158637🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49248🔗

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