The orangehead worm-eel[2] (Scolecenchelys xorae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).

Smith in 1958, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.

[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including South Africa, Réunion, Mauritius and Madagascar.

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

This Ophichthidae article is a stub.