Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Saddled Snake Eel
Leiuranus semicinctus
Saddled Snake Eel
Category: Snake Eels
Scientific Name: Leiuranus semicinctus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Ophichthidae (Family)
       └Leiuranus (Genus)
        └L. semicinctus (Species)

Eels
Snake Eels

Saddled Snake Eel

Black-Finned Snake Eel

Napoleon Snake Eel



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