Speckled Worm Eel
Myrophis punctatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The speckled worm-eel, Myrophis punctatus, is a member of the Ophichthidae family. It was described by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1852. M. punctatus have brown bodies that are lighter on the ventral side than the dorsal side. The upper body is speckled with pepper-like black spots. The snout is pointed. They grow to a maximum size of 35.3 centimetres.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Genus
- Myrophis