Myrophis lepturus

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Myrophis lepturus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Myrophis-lepturus.html Myrophis lepturus] at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968.Kotthaus, A., 1968 [ref. 2669] Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aden in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of {{convert|60|m|ft}}.