We present evidence that a shallow water Indo-Pacific snake eel, occasionally seen and photographed but not recognized by divers, is Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856) and propose that Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1865 is its junior synonym. Its variable coloration is described and illustrated.

The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
2002
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