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Pacific worm eel
The Pacific worm eel (''Myrophis vafer'', also known commonly as the Worm eel in the United Kingdom〔(Common names of ''Myrophis vafer'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).〔(''Myrophis vafer'' ) at www.fishbase.org.〕 It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1883.〔Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1883 (29 May) (10616 ) ''Description of two new species of fishes (Myrophis vafer and Chloroscombrus orqueta) from Panama.'' Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 334): 645-647.〕 It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including California, USA, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, and Peru.〔(''Myrophis vafer'' ) at the IUCN redlist.〕 It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits sand and mud sediments. Unlike many species of eel, it does not form burrows. Males can reach a maximum total length of .〔
Young Pacific worm eels are drawn to lights at the sea's surface.〔 Due to its wide distribution, lack of known major threats and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern.〔
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