The magnificent snake eel (Myrichthys magnifies), also known as the Hawaiian spotted snake eel,[1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Charles Conrad Abbott in 1860, originally under the genus Pisoodonophis.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Johnston Island, and Midway Atoll. It dwells at a depth range of 1mto262mm (03feetto860feetm), and inhabits crevices, sand and rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 78cm (31inches).[2]