Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Anguilliformes, Family: Ophichthidae
Snake eels

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Bascanichthys filaria    636041Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Brachysomophis crocodilinus  crocodile snake eel 635852Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Brachysomophis sauropsisati`ati, i`aui  161495Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Callechelys marmoratus marbled snake eel 161430Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Glenoglossa wassi    635638Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Ichthyapus vulturis   161528Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Lamnostoma polyophthalma    636077Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Leiuranus semicinctusgataulisaddled snake eel 161499Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys gymnotus slender worm eel 161503Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys laticaudata redfin worm eel 161506Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys macropterus   161504Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys macrostomus   161511Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys schultzei   161502Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Muraenichthys sibogae   161517Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Myrichthys colubrinusgatamearinged snake eel 161448Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Myrichthys maculosus spotted snake eel 161447Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Myrophis uropterus    -9656Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Ophichthus altipennis   636094Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Phyllophichthys xenodontus flappy snake eel 161524Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Pisodonophis cancrivorus   161568Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Schismorhynchus labialis   161526Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Schultzidia johnstonensis   161549Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Yirrkala sp. 1   635337Present in Samoa   

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