Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Ophichthidae (Family)
      └Myrichthys (Genus)
       └M. colubrinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217579🔗
iNaturalist ID: 180786🔗

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