The slender snake eel (Scolecenchelys macroptera, also known as the narrow worm eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).

[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.

It dwells at a depth range of 30 to 33 metres (98 to 108 ft), and inhabits sand sediments, tidepools and swamps in mangroves.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in).

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