Flappy snake-eel
The Flappy snake-eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae, and the only species in the genus Phyllophichthus. It was described by William [Alonzo Gosline III] in 1951. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Society Islands, the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 8–30 metres, and inhabits reefs and inshore waters. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and forms burrows. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 centimetres.