Myrichthys breviceps

Myrichthys breviceps
Sharptail Snake Eel, Myrichthys breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Myrichthys
Species: M. breviceps
Binomial name
Myrichthys breviceps
(J. Richardson, 1848)

Myrichthys breviceps, the Sharptail snake-eel, is native to the Western Atlantic. They feed mainly on invertebrates and can burrow tailfirst into the sand.

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