The Philippines worm eelCommon names of Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org. (Muraenichthys philippinensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).Muraenichthys philippinensis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren P. Woods in 1949.Schultz, L. P. and L. P. Woods, 1949 [ref. 10179] Keys to the genera of echelid eels and the species of Muraenichthys of the Pacific, with two new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 39 (no. 5): 169-174. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of , and inhabits sandy sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
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