Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Banded Snake Eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
Banded Snake Eel
Also known as: Harlequin Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Myrichthys colubrinus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Red Sea, Hawaii
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. colubrinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217579🔗
iNaturalist ID: 180786🔗

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