The many-vertebrae snake eel (''Echelus polyspondylus'') is a species of ray-finned fish native to the

Northwest Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

Description

The species measures . It has many small cone-like teeth which marginally points backwards. It has a long body with the tail making up the majority of the body length (65 to 69%). The very end of the tail is stretchable and the pectoral fin is sharp. The dorsal area is yellowish-brown, the undersides are lightly colored, and the anal-fin which is black is covered around pale areas of either fin.

References

Ophichthidae Fish described in 2015 {{Ophichthidae-stub