| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Ophichthidae | Echiophis punctifer | (Kaup) | 1859 | Snapper Eel |
All Echiophis Species: Tail tip a hard or fleshy finless point. Gill openings inferior or lateral, unconstricted. Dorsal-fin origin on or behind head. Pectoral fins present, larger than eye; pectoral-fin base restricted, opposite upper half of gill openings. Teeth pointed, some teeth long and fang-like. head and trunk as long as or shorter than tail. Eye before middle of upper jaw (FAO 2002).
Echiophis punctifer
Unique Characters:Body coloration with small brown spots on tan background. 3 preopercular pores set in dark spots. Dorsal-fin origin behind pectoral-fin tips by greater than their length.
Similar Species:
Echiophis intertinctus, Spotted Spoon-nose Eel
Spotted Spoon-nose Eel. Echiophis intertinctus. Body coloration with large brown spots on pale background. 2 inconspicuous preopercular pores. Dorsal-fin origin behind pectoral-fin tips by length less than that of pectoral fins.