Summary ²

The Leopard eel (Myrichthys pardalis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1839, originally under the genus Ophisurus.

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1. (c) Philippe Guillaume, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippeguillaume/3934264141/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrichthys_pardalis

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