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Created 7/5/2023

Family Ophichtyidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Apterichtus flavicaudus



Honokohau, Hawaii, 90 feet

YELLOWTAIL SNAKE EEL

Rarely seen in sand at any depth.  Head purple-brown above, pale blotch in gill region, body red-brown above and yellow below.  Attains 20 inches.  Seychelles to Hawaii.