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Updated 8/13/2023

Family Ophichtyidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Phyllopichthus xenodontus



South Kohala, Hawaii

South Kona, Hawaii, 15 feet
   

LONG-NOSTRIL SNAKE EEL

Rarely seen in sand or rubble at any depth.  Short pectoral fins present.  Attains 16 inches.  East Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia.