7289 Scolecenchelys macroptera (Bleeker, 1857) Ophichthidae Snake eels Myrophinae Anguilliformes Teleostei Narrow worm eel Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. AMNH 27109 1961 Muraenichthys macropterus GCRL 22717 1985 Muraenichthys macropterus 3 - 8 m GCRL 30715 1987 Muraenichthys macropterus 2 - 3 m FISH 387137 5 S 150 E 1996 Muraenichthys macropterus