Species: Ophichthus melanoporus, Blackpored snake eel, Blackpored eel

Ophichthus melanoporus Kanazawa, 1963

Blackpored snake eel

Body cylindrical, very elongate, stouter than tail; tail very long, 69-71% of TL; head short, jaws narrow, elongate; snout broad, overhanging; eye moderate, over center of mouth; front nostril tubular, narrow; rear nostril at edge of and entirely outside mouth, with a small flap at front; mouth large; teeth fine, needle-like, widely spaced, no fangs, in single rows; roof of mouth with 8-11, front longest, top jaw with 12-17, lower jaw with 20-26; dorsal origin over tips of pectorals; pectoral fin small, 20-25% of head length, pointed, with restricted base - opposite and above upper half of gill opening; tip of tail a blunt, finless point; lateral line complete, lines of each side of head connected by 2 canals with across top of head.