Short-maned sand-eel
The Short-maned sand-eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by Geoffrey Palmer in 1970. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, the Aldabra Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Marquesan Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth of, and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of.