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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae Snake eels
Subfamily: Ophichthinae
Genus: Leiuranus

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

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Leiuranus semicinctus
[Saddled snake-eel]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 75.4 cm TL
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson, 1848)

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Leiuranus versicolor
[Convict snake eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Leiuranus semicinctus Saddled snake-eel Indo-Pacific 66 TL 1839
Leiuranus versicolor Convict snake eel Pacific Ocean 75.4 TL 1848



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