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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Herpetoichthys

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade, 1941)

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Herpetoichthys fossatus
[Mustachioed snake-eel]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson, 1848)

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Herpetoichthys regius
[Ornate Snake Eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Herpetoichthys fossatus Mustachioed snake-eel Eastern Central Pacific 55 TL 1941
Herpetoichthys regius Ornate Snake Eel Eastern Atlantic 90 TL 1848



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