The plain snake eel[2] (Ophichthus unicolor) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).

[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1908.

[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Algoa Bay, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).

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