Malvoliophis pinguis

Malvoliophis pinguis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Malvoliophis
Whitley, 1934
Species: M. pinguis
Binomial name
Malvoliophis pinguis
(Günther, 1872)

Malvoliophis pinguis, or the Halfband snake-eel, is a species of eel in the family Ophichthidae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Australia and Lord Howe Island.

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