Fringelip snake-eel explained

The fringelip snake-eel^[1] (Cirrhimuraena playfairii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kosi Bay, South Africa, and the Hawaiian Islands. Its lifestyle is mostly benthic but it sometimes swims at the surface. It is olive brown in colour, with lighter colouring in the ventral region. Males can reach a maximum total length of 39cm (15inches).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=8052&GenusName=Cirrhimuraena&SpeciesName=playfairii&StockCode=8363 Common names of Cirrhimuraena playfairii
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cirrhimuraena-playfairii.html Cirrhimuraena playfairii
3. Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.