Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Ophichthidae (Family)
       └Myrichthys (Genus)
        └M. colubrinus (Species)

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